JSON of PNG sequence is exporting as blank (AfterEffects)

Lottie Animation Design
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Hello.
I have an animation in AfterEffects that is a sequence of clear background PNG images (45 files @ 131kb each).
When I go to export the animation as a JSON file using LottieFiles, the resulting file is blank with no data in it. The preview of the exported animation is also empty.
Some points to note:

  • I HAVE made sure that I have “Include Assets In JSON” selected in settings.
  • I have made sure that “Allow Scripts to Write Files” is turned on in Preferences.
  • My AfterEffects is Version 18.4.1
  • My LottieFiles plugin is Version 3.0.2
    I’ve reached out to several sources for help, and everyone is baffled by this! Is there anybody on here who has encountered a similar problem, and if so, what was the solution?
    Please Help!
    Thank you!
  • Matt
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Did you ever solve this problem? I have all my settings set the same way as you described above, and I am having the same issue.

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@eleanor.bailey what version are you on with the plugin?

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having the exact same issue. Tried with Bodymovin AND Lottiefiles with no luck. Tried updating versions too. Extremely frustrating

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10+ months later and here i am with the same problem and i cant find any real solution.

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Thanks for giving important information.

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Same issue for me. I am a designer working in Illustrator and After Effects. My projects were working just fine up until late December 2024. It was around the same time as an AE update and a LottieFiles update (not sure if this has something to do with it or not) but since then any .PNG files are showing up as blanks after I export them.

The strangest thing is when I preview the export within the plugin window, it appears fine. But when I upload the .JSON file or view the animation in the desktop version all of my .PNGs are showing as blank files. Very frustrating.

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Just to let you know it doesn’t work on image sequence of images(jpg/png) while exporting to .json files.

I tried converted it to vector format and it works. :slight_smile:

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i have the same problem…how do you convert an image in a vector format?

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Not sure, Its a right-click at file > select create > Create Shapes from Vector Layer

and you can adjust the shapes in Paht