No Preview with Auto-Trace?

Hi-
I've run across an issue in After Effects CS6 where when I try and trace an Illustrator layer, there is no preview shown on the layer that I am tracing. Could I have somewhow disabledd the option to show the preview, or it it a bug?
It's also worth noting that after playing with the settings, the preview will flicker on and off for a second before disappearing again.
My specs are as follows:
OS: Mac OS X 10.7.5
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3
RAM: 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB
AE Version: 11.0.2.11
Any help would be appriciated.
- Noel

Why are you tracing an Illustrator layer? You can get a much more accurate mask of the shape by copying the path in Illustrator and pasting it into After Effects!

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gr8snkbite wrote:
I have an existing pdf that i am trying to edit and make it more functional...i.e. fillable info with auto calculations of cost based on a given number (times a specific cost)
Example on the form....
Car Registrations (per car) _____ X $25 _________
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I've added another text box for the $25 and placed it overtop the worded one. I've locked this box and the total box. I've calculated the product of the total box by linking it to the first line and the $25 to give the total cost...
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I'm obviously missing something....been at this for two days....frustrated. I have many more inputs like this on the form, and eventually want all the totals to provide sub totals and a grand total. I understand how this all works to a degree, doesnt seem that difficult, but i have to be missing something.
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An update:
I solved that error about "ORA-00936: missing expression" applying OIM 9.1.0.2 BP05. That was not impacting my issue regarding direct provisioning with auto save form and child form.
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The only reason Web Start should determine locale on a target machine would be the text displayed for the dialog interface between the end user.
Its a simple case of checking do I have 1.4 international, "Yes or No", at this point I dont care if 1.4 English is installed, or locale is English, JNLP file asked Web Start, if 1.4 international was installed, "No", Ok then call servlet and request 1.4 international. Simple....
The JRE license agreement allows customers to repackage and redistribute the JRE.
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The filled version of your PDF document (20140722 Daily Meeting Report...pdf) is no longer a PDF form because it has been flattened.
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