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Brian Critchlow · October 26th, 2007, 02:23 PM

Hey all,
I took over an editing project from another editor and when I open the file it says I a missing the after effects plugin 'Camera Flash' I don't really care about the plugin and I just want to remove it and/or ignore it. Unfortunately when i try to render or export I get this error and it prevents me from going any further. How do I remove this stupid effect and get on with my life?

Robert Lane · October 26th, 2007, 07:16 PM

The project was obviously built with that plug-in and your system doesn't have it. You'll either have to A) Install the plug-in so you can work the project or, B) have the editor save a different version of the project minus that plug-in/effect.

Tom Vandas · October 27th, 2007, 04:46 AM

Hi Brian,

I always get this when I buy a new machine and move old projects over for updating or rerendering.

You should be able to simply remove the instances of that plugin from the clips it is applied to. Camera Flash doesn't sound like something you would use all the way through, so it's probably only in 1 or 2 locations.

Once it's gone, the warning goes too.

Todd Kopriva · October 27th, 2007, 11:34 AM

Paul Tuersley has a script here that allows you to search compositions for effects and turn them on or off: http://aenhancers.com/viewtopic.php?t=31

This should make the task of finding and removing instances of the missing effect a little easier (quite a lot easier if the project is complex, with many layer and compositions to search through).

October 26th, 2007, 02:23 PM	#1
Brian Critchlow Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 133	Missing After Effects Plugin Hey all, I took over an editing project from another editor and when I open the file it says I a missing the after effects plugin 'Camera Flash' I don't really care about the plugin and I just want to remove it and/or ignore it. Unfortunately when i try to render or export I get this error and it prevents me from going any further. How do I remove this stupid effect and get on with my life?

October 26th, 2007, 07:16 PM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,788 Images: 15	The project was obviously built with that plug-in and your system doesn't have it. You'll either have to A) Install the plug-in so you can work the project or, B) have the editor save a different version of the project minus that plug-in/effect. __________________ Robert Lane Producer/Creator - Bike Pilots TV

October 27th, 2007, 11:34 AM	#4
Todd Kopriva Adobe Systems Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 85	a script to find instances of a missing effect Paul Tuersley has a script here that allows you to search compositions for effects and turn them on or off: http://aenhancers.com/viewtopic.php?t=31 This should make the task of finding and removing instances of the missing effect a little easier (quite a lot easier if the project is complex, with many layer and compositions to search through). __________________ Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated After Effects quality engineer

October 27th, 2007, 04:46 AM	#3
Tom Vandas Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: currently in Kigali, Rwanda Posts: 144	Hi Brian, I always get this when I buy a new machine and move old projects over for updating or rerendering. You should be able to simply remove the instances of that plugin from the clips it is applied to. Camera Flash doesn't sound like something you would use all the way through, so it's probably only in 1 or 2 locations. Once it's gone, the warning goes too.