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Improve After Effects Preview and Render Performance
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
Use realistic preview quality, clear or relocate disk cache only when needed, leave free storage, and allocate memory with other active apps in mind.
Lower preview demand
Lower preview resolution or skip frames for editing.
Review memory and cache settings
Review Memory & Performance and Media & Disk Cache preferences.
Compare each performance change
Compare one representative render after each change.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If one project stays slow, duplicate it and isolate effects or footage in a short region; keep logs before resetting preferences or purging caches repeatedly.
Sources and verification
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