(Resolution width × height × color depth × frames in preview) × (layers + effects) = RAM requirement.
The deepest requirement isn’t on Adobe’s spec sheet: Build the best machine you can afford, then learn to work around the software’s limits. Cache. Proxy. Pre-render. Sleep. Render overnight. after effects system requirements
For 1080p at 32-bpc with 50 frames of preview: ~3 GB per frame. That’s 150 GB just for one second of preview at 50 fps. You see the problem. (Resolution width × height × color depth ×
(Resolution width × height × color depth × frames in preview) × (layers + effects) = RAM requirement.
The deepest requirement isn’t on Adobe’s spec sheet: Build the best machine you can afford, then learn to work around the software’s limits. Cache. Proxy. Pre-render. Sleep. Render overnight.
For 1080p at 32-bpc with 50 frames of preview: ~3 GB per frame. That’s 150 GB just for one second of preview at 50 fps. You see the problem.