Windows won't recognize .aep file type
by Paul Weiss
on
Oct 29, 2008 at 9:48:11 pm
Help! When I save a project, windows (XP) doesn't recognize the .aep file. I tried shift/right click to start the "open with..." and it lists every CS3 program except After Effects. So, I used browse to manually point it towards After Effects, but it still doesn't work. In fact, Windows doesn't put an icon next to After Effects; just the default "this is a program of some sort" icon. I hit the web and found that this has happened to some other people, but there were no fixes (save reinstalling everything). Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Re: Windows won't recognize .aep file type by Danny Hays on Oct 30, 2008 at 2:26:19 am
Try this, try to open it by double clicking the aep file itself. Then select choose application if AF isnt showing. navigate to the AF install directory and select AF start icon, then check always use this app. This should give all your aep icons the AF icon and assiciate them with AF in the future. Hope this helps.
Danny Hays
Re: Windows won't recognize .aep file type by Kevin Camp on Oct 30, 2008 at 8:58:39 pm
if you google exe association, you'll find some info on fixes... but they almost sound worse than reinstalling ae.... lots of warnings about messing with the registry and making backups and such.
i'm not familiar enough with windows to try anything like that, i'd try the reinstall.
Re: Windows won't recognize .aep file type by Paul Weiss on Nov 1, 2008 at 11:06:02 pm
I've now reinstalled the CS3 Master Suite, and wouldn't you know it; it still will not boot up a saved after effects .aep file. Although it now has the correct icon, I still get a message that says it is "not a valid win32 file." Any ideas on where to go from here?
Re: Windows won't recognize .aep file type by Thomas Leong on Nov 2, 2008 at 11:42:46 am
Something is amiss. Suggest you do an anti-virus scan of your system first...with an updated database. Then try the file association procedure of 'Open With' again.
Re: Windows won't recognize .aep file type by Thomas Leong on Nov 3, 2008 at 11:49:40 am
Since you have the icon already associated with AE, the program should be used/recognised as the one required to open .aep files. Wierd.
Just to double-check, look at -
My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types
and scroll down to -
AEP Adobe After Effects Project
highlight AEP, and click on Advanced > Edit
it should show under -
Action:
Adobe After Effects Project
Application used to perform action:
"C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe After Effects CS3 (or your relevant version)Support FilesAfterFX.exe""%1" [Note: all the " and spaces shown here are relevant]
Use DDE
[is enabled]
DDE Message:
[is blank]
Application:
AfterFX
DDE Application Not Running:
[is blank]
Topic:
System
If the above is all in order, and you still have the problem, it has got me stumped!...and I'm afraid I can't help further. Sorry.
Re: Windows won't recognize .aep file type by Paul Weiss on Nov 3, 2008 at 1:20:56 pm
Thanks for the help everybody. I've reinstalled and it more or less fixed the problem; .aep files are again "recognized", although I still can't double click a saved file and have it open up AE. I can, however, open AE and then open a saved file from inside it. That's good enough for me.
