{"id":50367,"date":"2015-01-13T19:43:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T19:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=50367"},"modified":"2015-01-13T19:44:25","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T19:44:25","slug":"navigating-effects-secret-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/navigating-effects-secret-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the After Effects Secret Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"did-you-know-that-after-effects-has-a-secret-menu-in-this-post-well-show-you-how-to-access-this-little-known-menu-and-modify-it-to-fit-your-needs\">Did you know that After Effects has a &#8216;secret menu&#8217;? In this post we&#8217;ll show you how to access this little known menu\u00a0and modify\u00a0it to fit\u00a0your needs.<\/h2>\n<p>Even if you are a skilled After Effects veteran you might be surprised to find out that there is a secret preference menu inside of AE.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hidden Features After Effects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/easter-egg-hunt-hidden-treats-in-adobe-after-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">There are quite a few hidden treats inside of After Effects<\/a> including a secret project, a mysterious sheep sound effect, and the cryptic Mask Embiggen effect. However, the only secret that actually serves a useful purpose is the secret menu. Let&#8217;s dive in&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-access-the-after-effects-secret-menu\">How to Access\u00a0the After Effects Secret Menu<\/h3>\n<p>While holding down &#8220;Shift&#8221; navigate\u00a0to <strong>After Effects&gt;Preferences&gt;General. <\/strong>Click on &#8216;General&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-12-at-1.39.24-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50369 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-12-at-1.39.24-PM-1024x218.png\" alt=\"After Effects Secret Menu\" width=\"900\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Release the Shift key. You will now see the normal preferences with a new \u2018secret\u2019 category at the bottom of the Settings menu. Simply click on this\u00a0\u2018Secret\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/01\/After-Effects-Secret-Menu.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50462 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/01\/After-Effects-Secret-Menu-1024x302.jpg\" alt=\"After Effects Secret Menu\" width=\"900\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-does-the-after-effects-secret-menu-do\">What does the After Effects Secret Menu do?<\/h3>\n<p>The settings are somewhat cryptic so lets break each one down&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"disable-layer-cache\">Disable Layer Cache<\/h3>\n<p>When you RAM preview, After Effects not only renders out a preview-able video, but it also renders out information about each individual layer in the scene onto your memory (RAM). This is helpful because if you end up changing one layer and rendering again, theoretically it shouldn\u2019t take as long.<\/p>\n<p>By selecting the checkbox next to Disable Layer Cache you are telling After Effects <em>not<\/em> to render out the information from each individual layer. This will lighten up your ongoing RAM load, but will result in each render taking\u00a0longer (AE must rerender everything). It&#8217;s only advised to Disable Layer Cache if you&#8217;re working on a computer without a lot of RAM memory.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"purge-every-x-frames-during-make-movie\">Purge Every &#8216;X&#8217; Frames During Make Movie<\/h3>\n<p>Purging is the process of emptying your memory cache. By purging your RAM you will free up space for After Effects to do more rendering. By default, the \u2018Purge Every X Frames During Make Movie\u2019 is set to 0 (meaning it never happens), but if you move the slider you can change it to match your needs.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you move your setting to 10, After Effects\u00a0will empty the memory cache every time 10 frames are rendered. If your renders keep crashing you might want to start at a higher number like 15 and work your way closer to 1.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ignore-sequence-rendering-errors-danger-danger\">Ignore Sequence Rendering Errors (Danger! Danger!)<\/h3>\n<p>As the name implies, when you have the \u2018Ignore Sequence Rendering Errors\u2019 box checked After Effects will disregard errors during the rendering process. This can be helpful in some instances, like rendering image sequences, but it\u2019s generally\u00a0not a great idea to have this box checked. You can severely damage your computer\u2019s hard drive, memory, and CPU by bypassing render errors.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other questions regarding disk cache or rendering in After Effects, check out a few of the following resources:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"AE Cache\" href=\"http:\/\/creativedojo.net\/clean-after-effects-disk-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Clean Your After Effects Disk Cache<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Creative Dojo<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Free up Inactive Memory\" href=\"http:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2012\/04\/24\/free-up-inactive-memory-in-mac-os-x-with-purge-command\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Free Up Inactive Memory <\/a>&#8211; OSXDaily<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sketchy Pictures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sketchypictures.com\/2241\/after-effects-secret-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">After Effects Secret Preferences <\/a>&#8211; Sketchy Pictures<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you use any of these \u2018secret\u2019 After Effects settings?<\/strong> Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know there is a secret menu in After Effects that can unlock hidden features? 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