Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f176.google.com ([209.85.223.176] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5339548 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:25:34 +0100 Received: by mail-ie0-f176.google.com with SMTP id at1so1172689iec.35 for ; Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:29:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=v1tzqW65XOyoMTPRSgj2K9pp3tBL/D5b3SM5D7fxmHs=; b=T4ck/XDCYKjcHUBbOvnX7TYUsVxJ1cNW3+T4t7EbIGgS+8C05GhhvT3h/zwptlD3nl ES7R/q5dJCKaOPk7utagycjdSUImzXqp2MgGdsrin61RouJcenUUtwfsR+Tvah6Npp3+ EmaPtO20kJBfz4Ar2eypBlqHkhjB2tevophUtBG5ZEPSp+HMFQ7076vPJwD8qCtra/gX KBwARY5JvgMzwlnGzJmfiu5dg8GH7Ivg3ERZXPgY1VuNmqSGF1ldKYg7LlMh0xb8nO5m 6dIB6Ted6dopv2mQcXTGPg1SSLP/65+7omNdIGrZiXwju8fwBQy5Men8U49LraGVeTF8 GQGQ== X-Received: by 10.42.250.132 with SMTP id mo4mr86791417icb.34.1389133749470; Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:29:09 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.202.2 with HTTP; Tue, 7 Jan 2014 14:28:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 17:28:49 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] AE CS6 Epileptic Fit - For Todd To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3011df93aec9e604ef68e75d --20cf3011df93aec9e604ef68e75d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This is all very interesting. I had no idea when I started this thread the number of others that are suffering this same problem. Sounds like it might be worthy of looking in to. I am unable to switch to anything during the time this occurs and basically stuck until it simply stops. ALthough in clicking around, I discovered last night, of all things, right clicking on PC at the title bar for some reason seems to reduce the time and in a few cases, stop it completely. What I've noticed throughout is once the main stuff stops, there are still a few short seconds where just the menu in top left flutters some more before AE is usable again. Maybe others can try my right click and see if you have same reaction. Eric On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Michael Powers wrote: > Happens on our PCs quite often, with a variety of nVIDIA grfx cards and > Ae versions. Usually on large projects with comps with 200+ layers and > expressions. As Robert says, switching to start menu or minimzing Ae seems > to shorten the time of the behavior. > > > > *From:* After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] *On > Behalf Of *Robert Kjettrup > *Sent:* Friday, January 03, 2014 9:16 AM > *To:* After Effects Mail List > *Subject:* Re: [AE] AE CS6 Epileptic Fit - For Todd > > > > I see this on all our windows 7 workstations once in a while, and i think > like Todd it is some graphics card/driver related. It seems like it fights > over screendrawing, and i have only seen it with AE, but im not blaming AE > to be the problem, it just happens i spend ~90% of my time in AE so it > usually is seen with AE :-D > > > > I can fix it by quickly pressing the Windows key to bring up the start > menu, that seems to force a redraw of the screen and everything is back to > normal. > > Now that you are on Win8 the win key of course works a bit differently. > Maybe try to press Win+C to bring up the clock and Charms menu and see if > that forces a redraw too and stops the flickering. > > > > Robert > > > > > > > 2013/12/31 Mr. Eric D. Kirk > > Hello, > > > > This is probably suited for Todd but if anyone else has experienced this, > I appreciate the help. I keep getting what I've been referring to as an > epileptic fit with AE. That seems the best way to describe it. Every once > in a while (too often) it just starts this spasming and flickering where I > see all of the other windows showing through as it flickers. I've never > lost anything due to this but it goes for like a full minute or more > sometimes before it stops. > > > > Any thoughts on what could cause this? I purge my memory probably way > more than necessary, thinking that might help but it doesn't. > > > > I'm running windows 8 and it's done it quite a bit and more so since the > recent update to 8.1. > > > > Any settings or anything that could cause this? > > > > Thanks, > > Eric > > > > -- > > *Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions* > > *Hidden in the Woods | VFX* > > *The Night Visitor | VFX* > > *443.206.1347 <443.206.1347>* > > > *www.kirkproductions.com > kirkproductions@gmail.com * > > *IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ > * > > > > > -- *Eric D. Kirk | **Kirk Productions* *Hidden in the Woods | VFX* *The Night Visitor | VFX* *443.206.1347* *www.kirkproductions.com kirkproductions@gmail.com * *IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ * --20cf3011df93aec9e604ef68e75d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This is all very interesting. =A0I had no idea when I star= ted this thread the number of others that are suffering this same problem.<= div>
Sounds like it might be worthy of looking in to.

I am unable to switch to anything during the time this occur= s and basically stuck until it simply stops. =A0ALthough in clicking around= , I discovered last night, of all things, right clicking on PC at the title= bar for some reason seems to reduce the time and in a few cases, stop it c= ompletely. =A0What I've noticed throughout is once the main stuff stops= , there are still a few short seconds where just the menu in top left flutt= ers some more before AE is usable again.

Maybe others can try my right click and see if you have= same reaction.

Eric


On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 5:20 PM,= Michael Powers <MPowers@cramer.com> wrote:

Happens on our PCs quite = often, with a variety of nVIDIA grfx cards and Ae versions. Usually on larg= e projects with comps with 200+ layers and expressions. As Robert says, switching to start menu or minimzing Ae seems to shorten t= he time of the behavior.

=A0

From: After Ef= fects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Robert Kjettrup
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 9:16 AM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] AE CS6 Epileptic Fit - For Todd

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I see this on all our windows 7 workstations once in= a while, and i think like Todd it is some graphics card/driver related. It= seems like it fights over screendrawing, and i have only seen it with AE, = but im not blaming AE to be the problem, it just happens i spend ~90% of my time in AE so it usually is seen with A= E :-D

=A0

I can fix it by quickly pressing the Windows key to = bring up the start menu, that seems to force a redraw of the screen and eve= rything is back to normal.

Now that you are on Win8 the win key of course works= a bit differently. Maybe try to press Win+C to bring up the clock and Char= ms menu and see if that forces a redraw too and stops the flickering.

=A0

Robert


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2013/12/31 Mr. Eric D. Kirk <kirkproductions@gmail.com>= ;

Hello,

=A0

This is probably suited for Todd but if anyone else = has experienced this, I appreciate the help. =A0I keep getting what I'v= e been referring to as an epileptic fit with AE. =A0That seems the best way= to describe it. =A0Every once in a while (too often) it just starts this spasming and flickering where I see all of the = other windows showing through as it flickers. =A0I've never lost anythi= ng due to this but it goes for like a full minute or more sometimes before = it stops.

=A0

Any thoughts on what could cause this? =A0I purge my= memory probably way more than necessary, thinking that might help but it d= oesn't.

=A0

I'm running windows 8 and it's done it quite= a bit and more so since the recent update to 8.1.

=A0

Any settings or anything that could cause this?

=A0

Thanks,

Eric

=A0

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Eric D. Kirk |=A0Ki= rk Productions

Hidden in the Woods= | VFX

The Night Visitor |= VFX

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Eric D. Kirk |=A0Kirk Productions
Hidd= en in the Woods | VFX
The Night Visitor | VFX
443.206.1347
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