After Effects

Lan Rose

A shortcut key for switching between Value and speed graphOpen for Voting

Please add a dedicated, assignable keyboard shortcut to toggle between the Value Graph and the Speed Graph in the Timeline's Graph Editor. Currently, this requires a right-click and menu navigation, which is slow and disrupts workflow. A single keystroke would dramatically speed up animation refinement for all users. This is a high-impact, low-effort feature that would significantly improve the daily efficiency of motion graphics artists and animators.

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jiritos

Request for a Free After Effects Subscription for a Student with Financial Hardship

Dear Adobe Team, I am writing to you because I have a strong desire to start learning Adobe After Effects. I am a 16-year-old high school student and, unfortunately, I am unable to afford a monthly subscription, nor do I have a bank card for online payments. I have a significant interest in video editing and I hope to be able to develop my skills. I know my request is unconventional, but I sincerely hope you might consider making an exception for me. Would you please consider granting me free access to the program until I turn 18, which will be on February 10, 2027? I am ready to provide proof of my student status (e.g., student email or official document) if required. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

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anthonytfw

after effects 22 install

hey, does anyone know if theres any way to download ae 22? i currently have an ae 25 subscription but i also want ae 22 since it has the theme colorization (i know stupid reason) but theres not an option to install that version in the creative cloud app

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tonino0D4CParticipant

F9 key does not trigger easy ease, after effects 2025, mac book proNot Prioritized

Then F9 key does not trigger easy ease, if you look in the shortcut panels, the shortcut is in grey. I have tried to change system setup, i followed other tutorials but nothing done. F9 is still unavailable. I'm on a mac book pro, Tahoe 26.1 (25B78), after effects 2025thanks

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Jaydude-wbInspiring

Lock / Hide items in Project PanelOpen for Voting

How great would it be if we can Lock / Hide items in Project Panel!To avoid accidental change of template Comps, or just to clean up clutter in projects that need to be used by others for versioning.

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Whitney Motion

After Effects freezes any time I try to import/set file path in output in Render queue

Hello, I am having issues and it's honestly the same issue that has happened a few times this year. I don't even remember how I solved it and now it's come to a point where I absolutely do not have the time to troubleshoot this anymore.  I have attempted to fix this myself by installing different versions of after effects to see if that would help change this issue and had zero success. Here's the issue:  every time I try to import into after effects, which I will sometimes either double click in the project space window or manually select file to import or sometimes even try to hit command + i.  I've been using after effects for the past 17 years so I am a seasoned veteran.   Macbook ProChip - Apple M4 ProMemory - 48 GBI would also like to note that the company I work for uses SharePoint (sharePoint has given me many issues and I'm not sure if that is the reason why this is happening).  I even tried at one point to disconnect from

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slovillInspiring

Mister Horse previews

I posted a how-to for creating preview files for Mister Horse Animation Composer and Premiere Composer extensions. If you use either of these extensions but have avoided using the "User Library" due to a couple of limitations, check this out: Create your own previews for Premiere Composer and... - Adobe Product Community - 15606855

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Andrew2466408440ukParticipant

INSTAGRAM CAROUSEL

Im trying to post something to instagram in a carosel with three slides. When I export the artboards from illustrator to my phone to post on instagram it's seemless. But i want to add a video from after effects. So I upload each individual artboard from illustrator into illustrator from after effects, place the video then over to media encoder. But after i've air dropped them to my phone and try to upload to illustrator they dont line up correctly. They look fine in the preview but not on the actual post. Any ideas? I added some photos below

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Yudha38585881oz34

Can't Import File in After Effects using Drag & Drop

Hello, I'm having trouble dragging and dropping files from file explorer to after effects. I tried to drag and drop files with the correct format but I can't import them into after effects. I've checked whether after effects is running in run administrator, but after effects is running normally, not in administrator. Now I can only import files using ctrl + i and it's really slowing me down in my work. Please help me.

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anatole_0732Inspiring

PF_OutFlag_NON_PARAM_VARY makes parameter animation not work with Adjustement LayerNot Prioritized

Hi ! I am developping an After Effects / Premiere pro plugin with the After Effects C++ SDK. My plugin effect evolves dynamically throughout the sequence duration. The entire point of this effect is to be able to animate the parameters. My issue On Premiere Pro, everything works well until the effect is applied to an Adjustement Layer and I try to animate the parameter. When I do so, the plugin will take the first value encountered at the first frame of the Adjustement Layer, and will use it for the entire sequence. I investigated a bit and realised that the issue was coming from the PF_OutFlag_NON_PARAM_VARY flag. I used this flag initially to make my effect work with still images, as recommanded in the documentation. Without this flag, everything works well, but for still images, the plugin would use the first value encountered by the image sequence for the whole sequence. To summarize :- With the flag, my plugin works for still images, but I can't anima

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motion-benito

A keyboard shortcut for the Shape Layer ‘Path’ propertyOpen for Voting

This is something I use absolutely every single day, just like many motion designers: editing the path on a shape layer.But unlike other properties, there’s no keyboard shortcut to access it. So you have to click the layer, then unfold the menus until you finally reach the path.In my daily workflow, I found a little workaround: I keep ‘path’ in the search bar, so all I have to do is select the layer and hit search to reveal the path… but honestly, it still feels pretty archaic ^_^’Adobe, if you’re listening, please give us this little shortcut, it would genuinely save us so many clicks. It would be such a time-saver in our daily workflows.Thank you!!

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listoneice

Merging shape layer contents into one path with scripting

I have a project where there are multiple styling layers that all share the same path referenced by a blue shape layer in this example I have an orange shape layer that has strokes and trim paths (stylization), beneath this layer there is a reference path layer that should be used on orange only as a path. Now in this exact case I can just copy the rectangle path and paste it into the orange layer (which is what I actually did) but lets say I have 100 of these stylization layers and copying the path to all of them one by one seems a little bit time consuming. And the idea of having to re-copy all of it when I make the slightest change to the reference path doesn't amuse me too. So the possible solution would be to create a path on an orange layer and make an expression likepath = thisComp.layer("REFERENCE LAYER").content("Group 1").content("Path 1").path;But if I want to do that I need to merge all my contents in the reference layer into one path. Merge paths doesn't look like an optio

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Anonymous

After Effects can't continue advanced 3d plugin generated an unexpected exceptionNeeds More Info

Hello,I am getting an error when enabling Advanced 3D in After Effects. I have spent the whole day trying to fix the issue and have tried all solutions I could find online, but nothing helped.My PC fully supports Advanced 3D:RTX 3080 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700XWhat I have done so far:1. Completely uninstalled all Adobe applications from my PC, including cleaning the registry, caches, and all leftover files.2. Replaced the NVIDIA Game Ready driver with the Studio driver.3. Tried all possible settings in After Effects, including a full reset of preferences.4. Attempted to run After Effects without any plugins or third-party scripts.Please help me resolve this issue. Thank you in advance.

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maevek58802058

Green flicker haze glitch on moving shapes in After Effects V25.6.0

Macbook Pro 2021 14 inchChip: Apple M1 MaxMemory: 64GBmacOS Tahoe 26.1After Effects V25.6.0 I am having a green flickering and gllitching issue in After Effects which I have not had previously. I have attached an example - just moving a shape using the position tool sometimes creates a green flash/glitch. I am not using any video assets, just moving PNGs and shapes/masks with position keyframing. I have attached an example - it may be hard to see on first view but at it's worst from 00:01-00:02 and 0:11 - 0:13 and can be seen clearly when slowed down or dragging through the keyframes. I ahve also attached my composition settings.It appears on the actual composition working file, not just after exporting it. I have tried the following from similar threads from years ago and none have worked so far:- Disabled both "display > hardware accelerated decoding" and "import > hardware accelerate composition layer and footage panels"- Switched between Mercury Software Only and Mercury

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Kott1970

Some fonts won't open in After Effects.

I download new fonts and install them. I open After Effects, and it recognizes the fonts. I try to select this font, click on it, but it doesn't open. How can I fix this?

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After Effects 25.6 is now available to download!

nishu_kushLegend

posted in Announcements

Welcome to After Effects 25.6     After Effects 25.6 is here!This release focuses on stability and performance, delivering a long list of bug fixes along with several new features and workflow improvements. Update now to experience a smoother, faster, and more reliable creative process in After Effects.     New in 25.6   Here are the new features coming with version 25.6   Try the Latest Version Extensive fixes and improvements New improvements and fixes in After Effects make it easier and faster to work on your projects, helping you get things done more efficiently. Modify Default Camera Settings Use the View menu to adjust the custom view and Default Camera Settings, whether viewing through a camera layer, the default active camera, or a custom view. Single 3D Gizmo for multiple 3D layers Select multiple 3D layers and control them together using a single gizmo to simplify managing complex scenes and

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Elliot342821139vhwParticipant

Shift + arrow keys to nudge footage is inconsistentOpen for Voting

Problem: Shift + arrow keys to nudge footage is inconsistent in values depending on zoom. Zoomed in moves a fraction, whilst zoomed out moves 10pxSteps to reproduce:I was in a comp scaled 1080x1350.Inside the comp i have a pre-comp with continous rasterization scaled at 70%. the scaled comp has a resolution of 1920x1080.If i am zoomed in quite a bit like 400% it moves the composition layer by a fractionIf i am zoomed in at 50% it moves the comp layer 10px. making nudging with shift + arrow keys inconsistent.there's no further documentation stating that this is the intended way making this a potential bugAfter Effects 25.5.0mac os 26.0.1 (25A362)Apple M2 Max

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RobBarrettCommunity Expert

Effect name gets reverted when updating Dropdown menu items via scriptingOpen for Voting

When updating the contents of a dropdown menu via scripting (using .setPropertyParameters), the name of the effect gets reverted back to whatever name it had when it was created (which is usually 'Dropdown Menu Control').

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synthetickCommunity Expert

Fractal Noise vs. Turbulent Noise render speed comparison

Hi, I’m investigating speed differences between Fractal Noise and Turbulent Noise. There’s a lot of decade-old videos on YouTube and documentation on the web saying that Turbulent Noise renders faster than Fractal Noise. Even the most-up-to-date official AE help pages say that "The Turbulent Noise effect takes less time to render." ( https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/noise-grain-effects.html ) However that is not my experience at all on my M2 Mac Studio running AE 2025, where Turbulent Noise performs worse than Fractal Noise. I have significantly faster (up to 3 times faster) renders with Fractal Noise versus Turbulent Noise. An Adobe Community thread from 2017 mentions that Fractal Noise was a new addition to the GPU accelerated family in 2017. ( https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/fractal-noise-bug/td-p/9294540 ) I examined my GPU usage in Activity Monitor and found that Fractal Noise utilizes my GPU much more effectively than Turbulent Noise. So I'm wo

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Anonymous

Object locked to camera

I'm trying to zoom out with the character staying in place, but as you can see in the video, the character follows the camera. How can I lock it in place?

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Paul SlemmerKnown Participant

Inconsistent Behavior of Math Operators on Locked Scale PropertiesNeeds More Info

When you use * or / operators to change a locked scale property, it only changes both dimensions if you type after the current value. It changes only the dimension you're editing if you type it in place of the value. so: [100*2,100] = [200,200]but: [*2,100] = [200,100] If this is an intentional feature, it's confusing because it only does this for * or / , not + or - . (ie. [+2,100] = [102,102])Common Use Case: When working in a resolution different from source artwork (eg. 4k vs 1080p) it can be useful to tab through properties to affect both position and scale of a layer, like selecting X Position and then typing  *2 [tab] *2 [tab] *2. When attempting this workflow, this bug causes the resulting scale property to be [200,100] vs the intended [200,200]. Recommended Fix: When locked, all mathematical operators should affect both dimensions of a scale property.

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EditorJohnParticipant

Latest AE version (25.1) crashes my iMacNeeds More Info

The latest version of After Effects freezes up my intel iMac. I have to switch off and restart the computer as everything - even the mouse - freezes. I've never had any issues at running AE on this machine before nor in the many, many years I've been using it. It's driving me crazy as I can't do any work with AE. I don't have any 3rd party plug-ins installed so that's not the issues. I don't have any issues with any other software.My iMac spec is 3.8Ghz 8-Core i7, with 128GB RAMI'd be grateful for any solution to this? 

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eikonoklastesLegend

Crop comp to layers boundsIn Development

Add the ability to crop a composition to its layer bounds. Useful for when you pre-comp and don't want to inherit the original comp bounds, but use the layer bounds instead.Alternatively, add a pre-comp dialogue option to crop to layer bounds when creating a pre-comp.Similar to what this script does:https://aescripts.com/auto-crop/

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PaulusMaximusKnown Participant

Feasture Request - Timeline zoom percentagesOpen for Voting

As a reasonably new user of After Effects, the only thing I find frustrating is the 'inexact' nature of zooming on the timeline.With other Adobe products (and within the comp window itself) you can zoom in in percentage increments.I find, when working on a project, the tiny zoom at the bottom of the timeline is so small and inexact, I only really use it like a 3 stage zoom, all the way in, medium and all the way out. Anything else is quite finicky.The time navigator (above the timeline is far more useful in that you can drag in or out the view with greater control because it's larger.WHAT ITS MISSING FOR ME IS A box to type or select a percentage. (15%, or 25%, or 50%)This would allow me to use a common percentage for my comps that suits my specific comp.Depending on the length of my comp I quite often use the SAME PERCENTAGE because of the scale of my effects, or clips or the timing of my animation. If I could easily zoom in 25% it would make my life much easier.You could incorpo

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