after effects could not allocate sound memory

While you’re in the same window to Empty Disk Cache, try cleaning the database and the cache by hitting Clean Database and Cache. To empty this, go to Preferences > Media and Disk Cache > Empty Disk Cache. The Disk Cache is a store of preview files based on your hard drive, rather than your RAM, allowing After Effects to view and use them much quicker. To do this, go to Edit > Purge > All Memory. It’s a good place to start if your computer does not have a lot of RAM.

Purging the RAM cache removes all the temporary video files on your computer, giving it the opportunity to start again. So what can you do if the After Effects preview is not working? Try the following troubleshooting steps. If your computer has less than 8GB of RAM you may find there is not enough room on your RAM to load larger temporary video files. After Effects works most effectively on computers with large amounts of RAM because these RAM cache files require a decent amount of space to operate. To play the video previews in your project, After Effects creates temporary video files on your computer known as cache files. If you encounter the error message Cached Preview Needs 2 or More Frames to Playback, it’s worth understanding a bit about how After Effects works. Part 2: Cached Preview Error in After Effects Go to Users > Admin > App Data > Running, then in the Adobe folder and rename the After Effects folder After Effects.old.

If you’re on a PC, you can try the same thing.

Change the name of the After Effects folder by adding “.

In the Finder, go to your Adobe software folder and select the After Effects subfolder.

This will close After Effects so it’s no longer affecting your computer’s memory and CPU.

End the After Effects task by going through the Task Manager, or Force Quit the Application ( Cmd + Opt + Esc).

Try running through this process, a slightly more advanced version of the tried and tested ‘turn it off and on again’. If you’re having trouble with previewing your project in After Effects, things can really slow down. Part 1: Preview Won’t Play Error in After Effects

Part 2: Cached Preview Error in After Effects.

Part 1: Preview Won’t Play Error in After Effects.

After effects could not allocate sound memory