After Effects (Beta)

We heard you.   The great thing about having a Beta community is getting to test out new ideas and see if they work as expected. When we updated the Exposure control UI to be consistent with other newer controls in our composition toolbar, we ran user tests and read the feedback. In this case, the benefit of consistency is not proving useful compared to the extra clicks it required. And so, as of today's Beta (build 22.3.0 x35), we are reverting the Exposure control to its original layout.Thank you so much for your continued feedback, it really does matter.    

Just installed the new AE Beta and this blog shows a new Color management area in the project settings/Color tab. It doesnt show on the Beta I installed. https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/opencolorio-aces-color-management.html  

I've noticed when importing a PNG image into the new OCIO-ACES beta, the Utility-sRGB-Texture profile doesn't apply correctly in 32bit.  On the left is a PNG logo imported and interpreted with Utility-sRGB-Texture and then viewed in comp with ACES/Rec709. Result is not what I expect. On the right is the same logo with Preserve RGB on import and then with an OCIO Colorspace Transform applied changing it from Utility-sRGB-Texture to ACEScg. Result is correct. These two should match but they don't. What's interesting is this project is in 32-bit, which is what is necessary for ACES. However, if I happen to change this to 8-bit, then the logos match. Maybe that tidbit will help you find the bug. Furthermore, when testing other file formats, the problem doesn't seem to appear. So far JPG and TIF with this same logo seem to work fine. It's just PNG that causes the problem.

Hi,Sometimes when a layer's video switch is turned off the composition view doesn't update. It stays stuck on the previous image, with the layer visible even if it's turned off. When clicking anywhere it updates suddenly, just by clicking on the interface.Thanks for your support.François Colou

Bonjour, est-il possible d'ouvrir un fichier after qui a été crée par la version beta de after effect ? 

Welcome to the After Effects (Beta) community forum. Our public Beta is an opportunity for you to engage directly with product teams in the development of After Effects. There’s no obligation: you can install one build one time, auto-update for a regular cadence of Beta builds, or never install Beta – whatever works for you. If you are using Beta builds and want to provide feedback about features and fixes directly with the product development team, you can do so through this community forum. We invite you to become a part of the process to ensure we’re building the best tools possible and focusing on the details that matter most for your work. Thank you for your input! More information about public Beta is available in the links on the right, including a detailed FAQ. The entire After Effects development team will be signing in to say hello and engage with you.  Thanks again for being here!

レイヤーシェイプのネットワークがたくさん開いて数値を変えることから解放されるのがうれしいです！クリックがなくて本当につらかった。 プロパティパネル機能すごくいいです！ただ例えば三角形などの[サイズ]と[角丸の半径]の間にある[位置]や線の中にある[線端][線の結合]などはプロパティパネルにないのですが全部入れるとパネルの項目がいっぱいになってしまうからでしょうか？タイムラインの項目（列）のようにユーザーが任意で表示できる項目を選べるようになったら完璧だと思いますが。よろしくお願いします。

DescriptionIt seems that it is possible to import 3D assets via scripting, but users encounter an options dialog upon import before the asset is ready in the project.  Can we get scripting support for that particular import options dialog?   We want users to be able to either accept the defaults of the dialog, or have scripting access to those settings, possibly in AE's Import object.  In essence, the objective is to be able to import 3D file types "silently" without user interaction via scripting. Why is this valuable?Some of Templater users want to automatically re-version their composition with various 3D object source files.  These users can accomplish this with Element3D because .obj files are imported without any dialog.  Current scripting access allows us to change the source of those Element3D .obj layers because there is no import dialog that users encounter upon adding an .obj data file to the project.  For the new, native 3D suppo

I'm using this example because it's easiest to reproduce, but this bug exists everywhere the color picker is seen. Steps to reproduce:In AE, composition settings (Cmd-K),click on background color swatch to open "Background Color" picker.Try to select new color by dragging around the small circle inside the main color swatch area Try to type numbers into the fields Result:• causes that selection circle to snap back to where it was.• numbers enter VERY SLOWLY into the fields (may be part of the larger issue with SLOOOOWWWWW typing everywhere in AE) Expected: to be able to select a color! System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v23.1.0.37    OS: macOS v11.7.0, RAM: 64.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 32

I updated the beta just now and when I reopened my previous project all the ProRes 444 footage in the project was now causing AE to freak out, tearing and artifacting on the screen. Completely unusable.System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v23.0.0.11    OS: macOS v12.5.0, RAM: 64.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 10 

Steps to reproduce:open graph editor  switch mode to "edit value graph" edit anything in the curve - handles, keys, etc.Result: CRASHES AEExpected: To edit the curve, of course! System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v23.1.0.38    OS: macOS v11.7.0, RAM: 64.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 32

Steps to reproduce: click on shape layer toolbar (Q) icon  hold mouse Result: no drop down optionExpected: UI should drop down other shape options (I can only select these now by pressing Q key repeatedly) System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v23.1.0.37    OS: macOS v11.7.0, RAM: 64.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 32

This new Beta update has introduced multiple bugs.  One being in creating a mask on a layer.  When i started creating and dragging the layer, it crashes.  Ugh.

Text Kerning and Leading have issues and has caused the program to crash.  Dunno why it's messing up.  The error alert is as follows:  "internal verification failure, sorry!"  Running Mac Studio M1 Max w/ 64 GB Ram.

this Beta version has the new trackmatte feature which is great btw, but I can't use 3D layers as track mattes.In the old version, there was no problem with that.   

Steps to reproduce:    1.Launch After Effects 2022 or After Effects Beta    2. Setup a Output Module with Avid DNxHD codec. In my case, it's 1080p DNxHD SQ 8-bit    3. Render the movie. Result: QT doesn't play with in QuickTimePlayer 7.x or in Avid (according to my editor)Expected: QT should play in QuickTimePlayer 7.x and Avid What' you'll note in the attached QTPlayerExample.png is that the FG movie INC_003_010_ptv_v004 (converted) is rendered in the Beta while behind it is v005 that is rendered in After Effects 2021. System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v23.1.0.33 ALSO After Effects 2022    OS: Windows v10.0.19044, RAM: 63.68 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 28

I'm not seeing the track matte option on the timeline layer menu. I'm seeing a duplication of the parenting option. 

So there's an ongoing bug where .Mogrt files that I output from After Effects do not show the proper transparency inside Premiere unless I uncheck "Composite in Linear Color" in the sequence settings. Is there something I need to check in my project file so transparency works properly? I don't want to have to tell every editor to change this setting when they use my .Mogrts.

For example, when you hit A on the keyboard to reveal anchor point proprieties for all the layers on the timeline and then press A again to hide the proprieties, AE freezes for a few seconds, the latest AE beta. it works ok in the latest version of AE. 

I've just loaded up a project I'd previously been working on in a previous version of AE Beta, and bizarrely, two of my video layers are being treated as audio files:There is no eyeball to switch on the layer's visibility.If I open the layer to view it, there is no video to view. But if I open the source file in the Project (in AE) it plays back perfectly. If I drag the footage to the New Comp icon, the new comp opens as usual, and the footage is in the comp, but it's the same story - no eyeball to switch on. I shall transcode the file to something else and see if that helps. Yes, it did - I converted it to a ProRes422, replaced it and it now works. Odd.

Bonjour,J'avais installé After Effect Beta, qui fonctionnait parfaitement bien. Mais en faisant la mise à jour récemment, il n'a plus fonctionné. J'ai donc désinstallé, et tenté de ré-installer à plusieurs reprises, mais l'installation échoue à chaque fois peu avant 90%.Il y a des projets pros que j'ai créés avec After Effect Beta, il est indispensable que je puisse travailler de nouveau avec la version Beta.Auriez-vous une solution à m'apporter ?Un grand merci ! 

I'm unable to install latest After Effects BETA v23.1 2023 BETA on my Macbook M1 MAX, here is the crash logExit Code: 183-------------------------------------- Summary -------------------------------------- - 2 fatal error(s), 2 error(s), 3 warnings(s) FATAL: Error (Code = 183) executing in command 'RunProgramCommand' for package: 'AdobeAfterEffectsBetaBetaAllTrial_maxon-osx-arm64', version:23.1.0.17FATAL: Error occurred in install of package (Name: AdobeAfterEffectsBetaBetaAllTrial_maxon-osx-arm64 Version: 23.1.0.17). Error code: '183'ERROR: Inside LaunchProcess. Process does not exists at: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Keyfiles/AfterEffectsBeta/Beta/CustomHooks/dvaPlistGen2016ERROR: Inside LaunchProcess. Process does not exists at: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Keyfiles/AfterEffectsBeta/Beta/CustomHooks/Maxon Cinema 4D Full Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/osx-arm64WARN: Unable to run program "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Keyfiles/AfterEffectsBeta/Beta/CustomHooks/dvaPlis

The comp "Demo" which contains an essential graphics instance is not usable due to extremely slow rendertimes, whereas the subcomp "MultiStyleTextLine" renders quite fast. I often had the feeling that essential graphics comp instances render very slow, but this exagerates it to a point where it is not possible to work with it in a template project anymore.  Tested in AE 22.6.0 Build 33AE 22.5.0.Build 53both with the same result.  It would be great to know what causes this slowdown and how we can optimize the comp. Best regards,Markus

When you first press a hotkey to acess the properties of a layer, the program freezes for one or two seconds before showing the requested property instead of showing them instantly. This never happened oSystem info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v23.1.0.23    OS: Windows v10.0.19044, RAM: 15,86 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 8

Every time I try to change the name of a folder or composition, the app hangs on me. Also does it when I try to 'restore unrenderedd' dynamic link clips.