# After Effects effects disappear after rendering to json

**URL:** <https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/after-effects-effects-disappear-after-rendering-to-json/654>\
**Category:** Lottie Plugins\
**Created:** [March 3, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/after-effects-effects-disappear-after-rendering-to-json/654 "2021-03-03T08:24:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![i.dimpfl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/i.dimpfl/32/224_2.png) [@i.dimpfl](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/i.dimpfl)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/after-effects-effects-disappear-after-rendering-to-json/654/1 "2021-03-03T08:24:00Z")

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When adding an effect to a shape layer (eg. wave warp) it disappears in the final render. is it possible to merge the effect to the layer so it can get rendered into a json?

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**Author:** ![endlessbd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/endlessbd/32/498_2.png) [@endlessbd](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/endlessbd)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/after-effects-effects-disappear-after-rendering-to-json/654/2 "2021-03-06T07:53:21Z")

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I did that once. What I did, I kept the effect layer at the bottom and then drawn it frame by frame in another layer. You can try that if you really want to get that with Lottie till now.

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**Author:** ![i.dimpfl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/i.dimpfl/32/224_2.png) [@i.dimpfl](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/i.dimpfl)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/after-effects-effects-disappear-after-rendering-to-json/654/3 "2021-03-08T08:43:42Z")

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thats what i feared 😃 thank you for your reply!

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**Author:** ![endlessbd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/endlessbd/32/498_2.png) [@endlessbd](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/endlessbd)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/after-effects-effects-disappear-after-rendering-to-json/654/4 "2021-03-08T09:29:29Z")

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lol yeah! its boring