Adobe Community: .aep files will not open with AE CS6

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1. abkapoor16,

May 8, 2012 2:16 PM in reply to SeanJM1960

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This is a file association problem

right click on any project file

choose property under gernal tab cilck on change button

sellect adobe after effect and click on ok

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2. SeanJM1960,

May 8, 2012 3:07 PM in reply to abkapoor16

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Thaks abkapoor, but that was the first thing I tried, choosing After Effects has no effect on it. Here is a screenshot of the open with, as you can see the "Always use the selected program" is greyed out.

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Sean

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3. Jeff Almasol,

May 8, 2012 9:45 PM in reply to SeanJM1960

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Hi Sean,

So just to confirm, was After Effects the last Adobe application you installed, or was it Acrobat?

Also, if you try to use Open With, click the Browse button, navigate to the Adobe After Effects CS6\Support FIles folder and select the AfterFX.exe executable, does that "Always use the selected program ..." checkbox enable at that point?

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4. SeanJM1960,

May 9, 2012 4:26 AM in reply to Jeff Almasol

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Acrobat was the last installed, and the check mark does enable, but nothing happens when I choose the AfterFX.exe file.

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Sean

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5. Mylenium,

May 9, 2012 7:34 AM in reply to SeanJM1960

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Fix your file associations on a system level. You are simply running out of context menu handlers and therefore AE never registers. In any Explorer Window use the options in the File --> Organize menu. Find the AEP fiel type and remove all its associations, then re-register it by right-clicking on teh file and using the Open With... method to define a new default program.

Mylenium

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6. SeanJM1960,

May 9, 2012 8:51 AM in reply to Mylenium

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Thanks

That did it!

Sean

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7. Drillthrall,

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May 20, 2012 3:58 PM in reply to SeanJM1960

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I'm trying to do this too but what does 'use the options in the File--Organize menu mean? I see the Organize drop down menu below the words File Edit View Tools and Help but if I click on the Organize drop down menu all I get our cut, copy, etc...Layout, Folder and search options, Delete, Rename and such. Where are the options in the File--Organize menu that you mentioned?

Harold House

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8. Bigg_Birdd,

Aug 22, 2012 4:47 PM in reply to Drillthrall

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Ok simple easy idiot proof method. Go to

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\Support Files

Rename AfterFX.exe to AfterFX.exe.org or anything will do to make it a non.exe file. Then click on any .aep file. Windoze will say can't find AE CS5.5 and it will then allow go to the dialog window where you can change it to open with AE CS6. Check the always open with this app box and you're done. Go back and rename the changed CS5.5 file to AfterFX.exe and you're back to normal with all future .aep files to open in CS6.

Same process with any version of AfterFX.exe Windoze may have locked you in to.

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9. sera_music,

Jan 14, 2013 4:37 AM in reply to Bigg_Birdd

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Great, cheers Bigg_Birdd, I was having the same problem with my recently installed adobe cloud version of after effects and changing the extension name worked!

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10. ErikW1969,

Feb 24, 2013 12:52 PM in reply to sera_music

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Yes, thank you Bigg_Birdd! I was having the same problem and it was driving me nuts. That fixed it for me too.

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