After Effects CC: Motion Blur, 3D Layers and Opacity

Hi All,
I've had this problem for a while now (it happened in CS6 as well).
I'm animating vector layers from Illustrator (continuously rasterize on). When I apply a camera, 3D Layer and Motion Blur I have a consistent glitch (or maybe not a glitch but conflicting variables).
If I simply animate one layer from 100% opacity to 0%, and another from 0% to 100% from keyframe : 01 to : 02 (switch off, not fade) the top layer lingers with transparency for an extra frame - it doesn't switch off cleanly.
This creates frustrating issues which I have worked around once I go into Avid, but I'd greatly appreciate some advice on how to avoid the issue altogether. It's particularly frustrating if I am trying to do a smooth camera move and I have have a lingering frame.
Thanks.

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Revision: 5473
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2009-03-20 16:02:58 -0700 (Fri, 20 Mar 2009)
Log Message:
Fix for bug around handling of constraints during and after effects were run, both for old and new effects. Fix was to correctly record and handle styles that were set or not set in either state and to temporarily set width/height values for the duration of an effect if we disabled the relevant styles that affect width/height.
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Author: [email protected]
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Log Message:
Fix for bug around handling of constraints during and after effects were run, both for old and new effects. Fix was to correctly record and handle styles that were set or not set in either state and to temporarily set width/height values for the duration of an effect if we disabled the relevant styles that affect width/height.
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