{"id":46997,"date":"2022-04-16T18:41:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/video\/adobe-after-effects\/frequent-question-why-does-after-effects-run-so-slow\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T18:41:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:41:01","slug":"frequent-question-why-does-after-effects-run-so-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/video\/adobe-after-effects\/frequent-question-why-does-after-effects-run-so-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent question: Why does after effects run so slow ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After<\/strong> <strong>Effects<\/strong> must use memory and processor resources to update open panels, which may <strong>slow<\/strong> the work that you are doing in another panel. Create a region of interest. If you are working on a small part of your composition, limit which portion of the composition is rendered to the screen during previews.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Also know, how do you make After <strong>Effects<\/strong> less laggy? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ErzxqFfGjM\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, why is my After Effects suddenly slow? The problem is if your cache is stored on a slow hard drive-all your previews will be <strong>slow<\/strong>. To remedy this, most <strong>After<\/strong> Effects pros will re-direct their cache to a dedicated SSD drive (to understand differences between hard drives, see previous listing <strong>SLOW<\/strong> HARD DRIVES).<\/p>\n<p>Beside above, why is After Effects using so much RAM? As you work on a composition, After <strong>Effects<\/strong> temporarily stores some rendered frames and source images in RAM, so that previewing and editing can occur more quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Quick Answer, why is my <strong>After<\/strong> Effects preview so slow? Change Disk Cache Location Having the disk cache on your computer can slow it down as it will be doing multiple things at once, so try moving your disk cache onto another hard drive like an external SSD. To do this, go to After Effects > Preferences > Media and Disk Cache.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Upgrade Your RAM.  <\/li>\n<li>Use a Solid-State Drive.  <\/li>\n<li>Use Two Hard Drives.  <\/li>\n<li>Reduce Pre-Comps.  <\/li>\n<li>Clean up your Compositions.  <\/li>\n<li>Trim Layers Off-Screen.  <\/li>\n<li>Turn off Ray-Traced 3D.  <\/li>\n<li>Choose the Right Codec.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Why can&#8217;t I open After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>As suggested by Mylenium, try updating the driver and installing the windows updates. Outdated drivers are one of the most common reasons for After Effects not launch properly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Should I empty disk cache After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>1 Correct answer. You don&#8217;t necessarily need to purge unless your running out of space or running into caching issues. Clearing Memory is the least invasive, it just clears your Ram if you&#8217;re running out. Clearing Disk Cache should remove any cached frames \/ effects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is 12 GB RAM good for After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To have good performance while editing videos, you should have at least 12GB, depending of course not only on your pc memory but also your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and your Central Processing Unit (CPU). About adding memory, you probably can replace your RAM memory card who has 4GB by one that as 8GB.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is 4GB RAM enough for After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you need at least 8GB RAM to render 3D projects faster. 4GB is quite good for like 10\u201320 seconds render but not enough for HUGE rendering. I&#8217;ve run Adobe After Effects in 4GB and it worked REALLY AWESOME but took a lot of time to render. Also, a multi core CPU is ideal to reduce your CPU load and fry it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is 16GB enough for After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The minimum amount of RAM that After Effects needs to run is 8GB. However, Adobe recommends using 16GB of RAM. For my system I run 32GB of RAM which allows After Effects to run incredibly smooth.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does After Effects use GPU or CPU?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>While a graphics card will have its own dedicated memory, After Effects never uses up the full capability of that memory. Instead After Effects relies heavily on the memory and the central processing unit of your computer rather than the graphics card or GPU within it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my render taking so long?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Render times are CPU and project dependent. CPU: The faster your computer&#8217;s CPU the faster your rendering will complete. In general, for shorter rendering times, a faster CPU is better. PROJECT: Larger, more complex projects will also have longer render times compared to shorter, simpler projects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does After Effects auto save?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Autosave is actually turned on by default feature in After Effects. The wizards at adobe have also setup the autosave feature to allow you to set how often the function runs and how many copies of your files it saves.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I start responding in After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qeuuny0Gjcc\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I recover an unsaved project in After Effects?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eukGC2OYzL8\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Effects must use memory and processor resources to update open panels, which may slow the work that you are doing in another panel. Create a region of interest. If you are working on a small part of your composition, limit which portion of the composition is rendered to the screen during previews. 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