All folders in import menus for After effects are greyed out since upgrade to Mavericks

Since upgrading to Mavericks yesterday - all folders in the import menus (and save menus) are greyed out. I cannot access sub folders or even import a .mov directly from the desktop. All files and folders are greyed out.
I can use the "Open with" command on indivdual files which seems to work, but it's very inconvenient when working with multiple files.
Any ideas?
I have patched After effects with the 12.01 bug fix already...

Solutions on this page helped me! Bloody view options..... why do this for an OS release...https://discussions.apple.com/message/23567197?tstart=0#23567197?tstart=0

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