<p>It seems I was a complete noob ( for I am new with After Effects ). I couldn't see my composition because the blur on the camera was turned to 100% and everything was completely out of focus. Also, I couldn't zoom in on a specific layer because the camera was underneath them. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axa38beTBvo" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>This video</strong></a> helped me a lot to understand the way camera works in Adobe After Effects, and I wish I had found it earlier because I am dealing with this problem for a while now.
Thank you @JasonConrad for trying to help! </p>

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2016-12-09T18:25:21.580Z
2016-12-09T18:25:21.580Z
hellen
<p>I have this problem where when I add a camera layer, my composition disappears (but only when the view mode is set to Active Camera). How can I fix it?
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IJkBI.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IJkBI.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a>
I also have problems zooming in on just a part of the composition. Like from wide view to a specific layer.</p>

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2016-12-09T15:52:02.700Z
What hardware are you using?
Jason Conrad
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2016-12-09T16:03:12.363Z
@JasonConrad I'm on a ASUS ROG laptop if this is what you meant by hardware, and I'm using Adobe After Effects CC.
hellen
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2016-12-09T16:56:50.220Z
I ask because I was switching between renderers (cuda, metal, open cl) in Premiere last night just to see the performance differences, and was having some problems where the screen wouldn't re-draw.  I was thinking your problem might be related to the graphics card.  I don't know enough about it to really know, but was hoping someone here might have some insight along those lines.
Jason Conrad
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Camera problems in After Effects
hellen
# Camera problems in After Effects

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-09)

I have this problem where when I add a camera layer, my composition disappears (but only when the view mode is set to Active Camera). How can I fix it?
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IJkBI.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/IJkBI.jpg)
I also have problems zooming in on just a part of the composition. Like from wide view to a specific layer.

**Tags:** video, after-effects

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What hardware are you using?  
> **username_0**: @JasonConrad I'm on a ASUS ROG laptop if this is what you meant by hardware, and I'm using Adobe After Effects CC.  
> **username_1**: I ask because I was switching between renderers (cuda, metal, open cl) in Premiere last night just to see the performance differences, and was having some problems where the screen wouldn't re-draw.  I was thinking your problem might be related to the graphics card.  I don't know enough about it to really know, but was hoping someone here might have some insight along those lines.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2016-12-09. Score: 1

It seems I was a complete noob ( for I am new with After Effects ). I couldn't see my composition because the blur on the camera was turned to 100% and everything was completely out of focus. Also, I couldn't zoom in on a specific layer because the camera was underneath them. [**This video**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axa38beTBvo) helped me a lot to understand the way camera works in Adobe After Effects, and I wish I had found it earlier because I am dealing with this problem for a while now.
Thank you @JasonConrad for trying to help!


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