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After Effects 26.5 · Known bug

Refine Edge Matte smoother glitches on blank precomp frames

Not marked fixed as of After Effects 27.0.0. The bug was reported for After Effects 26.5.0. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating). It happens on macOS only. There is a workaround.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: Investigating
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
macOS only

Workaround

Trim the precomp to footage length, duplicate the frame before, or extend head frames so no blank frame precedes the matte.

Timeline

  1. Oct 14, 2026Reported on After Effects 26.5.0
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of After Effects 27.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

0 votes · 1 reply

Reported on macOS by 1 person (from the report and 1 reply).

“roto brush v4 Refine Edge Matte with Smoother first frame glitch if the precomp frame prior is blank”

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