Cinema 4D Lite wont render in After Effects?

     I'm a beginner with After Effects and while trying to use Cinema 4D Lite I came back to After Effects and made a new Composition with the .c4d file. All that showed up in my composition was black, and if I scrubbed through nothing showed up and it stayed the same. When I tried rendering it gave me "After Effects error: RAM Preview needs 2 or more frames to playback."
     I'm not very tech savvy, so if someone would kindly help fix the problem in a simple manner that would be awesome!

We can't help without more info. FAQ: What information should I provide when asking questions on this forum?
This might help: details of CINEMA 4D integration with After Effects
Although, if you're a beginner, you shouldn't be messing with C4D yet, you should start here: Getting started with After Effects
Seriously, skip the foundational stuff at your own peril.

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