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Compositions, previews & rendering. Find a useful next check.
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After Effects preview is slow or loops only a few seconds
Distinguish a short preview range from a caching limit, then adjust playback without changing the composition you need to deliver.
After Effects export has a black background instead of transparency
Check whether transparency exists in the composition, survives export, and is interpreted correctly by the receiving app.
After Effects missing footage: relink files without rebuilding the edit
Find the original media, restore its project reference, and check every affected composition before replacing more files.
After Effects missing fonts: restore the intended text before exporting
Tell a font-installation problem from an unavailable typeface, then check layout changes before accepting a substitute.
After Effects export stalls in Media Encoder: isolate the handoff
Compare a short local render with the Media Encoder job, check app versions, and choose a fallback without resetting the whole setup first.