After Effects (Beta)

Since we introduced Variable Font Animation in After Effects, a lot of you have been exploring weight, width, slant, and custom axes in the Timeline and Properties panel. One thing we heard clearly is that it’s still hard to spot which fonts in the menu are actually variable when you have a huge library.Today we’re shipping an update that adds a variable font filter right in the font popup, so you can narrow the list to variable fonts only and get to the right face faster. What it doesThe font popup now includes a filter control that, when enabled, shows only variable fonts. Turn it off anytime to return to the full list (same as your other filters and favorites behavior). Where to find itOpen the font control anywhere you already choose a typeface (for example, the Properties panel or Character panel font picker—the same font popup you use today). Use the new variable font filter so the list shows only fonts that expose variable axes. Choose your font as usual; disable the filter when

Can't double click and go into a precomp (if it marked as Vector "*")When I double-click a precomposition marked as vector, nothing happens.If I unmark the vector, everything works normally. 

On MacOS, After Effects Beta 25.5, After Effects 25.4, After Effects 25.3, 25.1 this issue seeems universal on my device. Downgrading to AE 24 or AE 25.0 seems to fix this problem.All settings are default. All plugins uninstalled. Shutter speed is 180 and -90. So this is not the issue at hand.No matter what I try, when in a composition, on any image file format (gif, jpeg, png, webp), after a keyframe is put down with motion blur, the motion blur persists and remains a constant. When clearing the cache, the issue goes away. The video renders without this motion blur error, so the error is unique to preview/cache.

macOS環境において、After Effects 25.3以降（現在の25.4含む）で OutputModule.file に日本語のファイル名を含むパスをスクリプトから設定しようとすると、出力ファイル名が ？？？.mov のように文字化けする不具合が発生しています。■ 発生条件：• ExtendScript にて以下のようなコードを使用し、出力ファイルを設定する場合：outputModule.file = new File("/path/to/保存先/動画_日本語.mov");• fsName・absoluteURI 等では正しく日本語が表示されているにもかかわらず、After Effects のレンダーキュー内のファイル名表示や、実際の出力時にファイル名が文字化けします。手動で Render Queue のアイテムを一つずつ保存先の設定を行うと、保存先の文字化けと、ファイル名の文字化けが解消されます。⸻■ 動作確認環境：• マシン：Mac Studio M3 Max• OS：macOS 15.5（日本語環境）• After Effects バージョン：• 25.2.2：日本語フォルダー、ファイル名をScript から自動設定しても正常に反映（問題なし）• 25.3 / 25.4：日本語部分が ??? に変換され、意図したファイル名になりません⸻■ 補足：• ASCII文字のみ（例: Test123.mov）のファイル名では正常に動作します。• File.fsName では正しくフルパスが表示されているため、OutputModule.file に代入した際の内部処理（エンコードまたはフォーマット変換）に問題がある可能性があります。• 日本語や記号（例：漢字、ひらがな、全角カナ、全角記号など）を含むフォルダー、ファイルを使用するプロジェクトでは、スクリプトによる自動処理が機能しなくなっています。Output Module: の項目が、日本語が含まれている部分、01_日本語フォルダー名　が　01_?????????? となってしまい、手動でひとつずつ保存先を再設定すると、文字化け(????.mp4)という名前のファイル名も日本語に正しく変更されます。 ⸻■ ご対応のお願い：日本語を含むファイル名がスクリプト経由で正しく扱えなくなるこの仕様変更（またはバグ）

What WMIC.exe WasWMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) was a system utility that allowed programs to query Windows system information like hardware details, running processes, and system configuration. After Effects was using it to gather system information. 

I have a project which crashes AE every time I use the rotobrush, without exception. Steps to reproduce:Open the project I’ve previously created a rotobrush shot on (using v.4.0 of the Object Matte effect).Open the comp, double-click the layer.Click Freeze to unfreeze...or don’t - it makes no difference whether it’s frozen or not.Using either the Quick Selection Tool or Selection Brush Tool, draw a stroke - anywhere, it does not matter. Interestingly, the Object Matte tool does not crash AE, but it does not create the effect I want - it selects too much, so I need to use one of the brush tools. Result:AE crashes, with message:After Effects (Beta) error: crash occurred while invoking effect plug-in “Roto Brush & Refine Edge”. Expected:No crash. System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v26.3.0.30    OS: Windows v10.0.26200, RAM: 127.91 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 32

For some reason, it only seems to work well on the very first frame. smooth edge and well defined nooks and crannies. I advance one frame and it becomes all blocky and loses all of the edges it just had, without anything moving in the frame.

I’ve just updated AE Beta to 26.3.0x16, and noticed that the highlighting of moused-over items in the main menus is so pale that it’s almost non-existent. Here, I’ve moused-over “Preview”, not that you can really tell: Here’s a nice, clear menu in Photoshop: What’s going on with AE’s menus? Interestingly, Illustrator suffers from the same rubbish pale-menu problem too: 

26.3.0 (Build 10)Instant crash when dropping any item onto the “Make a new folder” icon at the bottom of the Project window.

1920x1080 Comp at 59.94fpsRendering to ProRes 4444 | 1080i 29.97Interlace rendering seems to not hold the proper time base. Comp is 59.94 and is output to 1080i 29.97, but the rendered animation is double the correct speed. Alpha seems to be intermittent there or not there.  Steps to reproduce:    1. ... Result: ...Expected: ... System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v26.3.0.10    OS: macOS v15.5.0, RAM: 128.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 24

Hello Adobe After Effects Team,I would like to report a bug in After Effects where Slider Control values read from a null object cannot be used to scale the 'time' variable in Time Remap expressions when using the Legacy ExtendScript engine.---ENVIRONMENT- After Effects version: 26.3- OS: Mac- Expressions engine: Legacy ExtendScript---STEPS TO REPRODUCE1. Create a new composition2. Add a Null object, name it "Controller"3. Add a Slider Control effect to the null, name it "Speed"4. Set the Speed slider to 25. Add any footage layer to the comp6. Enable Time Remapping on the footage layer (right-click → Time → Enable Time Remapping)7. Apply the following expression to the Time Remap property:speed = thisComp.layer("Controller").effect("Speed")("Slider");time * speed8. Scrub the Speed slider between 1 and 10 and observe the Time Remap value in the timeline panel---EXPECTED BEHAVIORThe Time Remap value should scale proportionally with the Speed slider. Setting Speed to 2 should produce a Ti

Today we’re introducing three significant updates to our vector workflows in After Effects beta version 26.0x8:   You can now import SVG files as native AE shape layers. Logos, UI mockups, and other vector assets are ready to animate – no conversion required. Improved Illustrator Layer Conversion: Illustrator layers now retain gradient fills, gradient strokes, and transparency when converted to native shape layers. New Gradient Controls: We’ve added animatable Scale and Rotation properties for gradient fills and strokes, giving you more control over vector styling and animation.   SVG Import     Client sends you a dozen SVG logos to use in a project? What once required a tedious, multi-app process is now fast and easy: SVGs import as compositions of ready-to-use native shape layers, no conversion required. Gradient fills, strokes, and transparency are preserved and fully editable.   There are a few limitations of SVG import: Because SVGs import directly as

frame 0frame 25I animated a cube in Cinema4D using the morph tag. The exported GLB file works perfectly when opening it in windows 3d viewer.  In AE it’s possible to select the animation but nothing happens. That’s very disappointing. Any suggestions or ideas to fix it? Would appreciate it so much! Albert  

Nothing happening when I’m trying to use Object Mask tool in AE Beta

Antiga ferramenta rotoscopia não está funcionando em nennhuma das mais novas funções, nem fosco de objeto, nem seleção rápida, ´pincél de seleção, refino de borda… nenhuma delas. - versão beta do meu After é 26.2.0 (build 40)plsca de video NVIDEA GeForce MX570A

Le nouveau cache d'objet sensé remplacer le roto pinceau dans after effects beta 2026 ne fonctionne pas en passant sur les objets rien n'est séléctionné ! Avez-vous rencontrer ce problême ?

I can't paint or use a brush with the mouse.

Like in the title. All substance materials that are not used in any 3d meshes are removed from project panel during saving. If it’s intentional it should be a preference during saving? I’m pretty sure I’ll be making projects with a full folder of substance materials - a project material library of sorts - that I’ll want to be switching between while working. It will be impossible if every time I save the project. all unassigned materials disappear :/

Outstanding in our (Depth of) Field  Hello beta users! Version 26.2.033 of After Effects Beta introduces support for in-engine Depth of Field in Advanced 3D.This is an entirely new method of creating Depth of Field that works with 3D models, parametric meshes, Substance 3D materials, 3D text and shape layers, and anything else you want to focus on in Advanced 3D. It even handles multiple levels of overlapping transparency, so you can do things like focus on a subject through a window: Even though we are viewing our characters through a foreground transparent layer that should be blurry, they are rendered in perfect focus.To enable depth of field in your scene, set your composition to the Advanced 3D renderer, add a Camera layer and check the Depth of Field box. By default, After Effects will approximate a physical camera. Depth of Field can add compelling realism to an AE scene. In this subtle example you can see the smooth animation from the foreground focus to the background across a

The Advanced 3D Renderer is making slow but steady progress. However there are really two main areas I’d like to highlight here that severely limits artists to leverage having decent 3D renderer native in AE. HDRI WorkflowUsing an Environment Light with an HDRI assigned has limitations.You can’t rotate the environment inside the Environment Light You can't utilize the HDRI layer's effects to influence the Environment Light as it reads source only. You can precomp your HDRI and manipulate it before hand but now AE does not know that the data should be kept linear instead of the automatic gamma conversion for the purposes of the Environment Light. You can linearize the data manually, but now there is a new problem where if you want to use the same HDRI also as a backdrop, you cannot apply the gamma again because for Compositions, effects applied on it's layer in the maincomp DO get taken in to account for purposes of Environment Light where as the direct HDR file as a layer does not have

Get hyped for variable type! We're excited to announce support for Variable Font Animation in After Effects! Stretch, squash, jitter and transform your text with the combined power of After Effects text animators and variable font axes.  You can now animate variable font properties like Weight, Width, Slant, and more directly in the Timeline using Text Animators, edit them interactively in the Properties Panel, and drive them through the Essential Graphics Panel + Mogrts, unlocking powerful new typographic animation possibilities.  Imagine animating your text from whisper-thin to ultra-bold with buttery smooth transitions, all the characters at once or with a gradual fade from one weight to another. Or making each character dance with its own unique style. Or driving font dynamics with expressions that respond to your scene. Now stop imagining—because it’s all real. Any axis your variable font supports can be animated with the full power of After Effects’ Text Animators.That means full

We’re excited to announce that as of After Effect Beta 26.2x25,  the blue text property values in your timeline (you know, the ones that you can drag on to change*) has a fun new capability, and we're calling it Proportional Scrubbing.You’ve probably selected a bunch of layers and then scrubbed on the Position X property to mass move them all left or right at the same time, or scrubbed on the Rotation property to rotate them the same amount. Now, with Proportional Scrubbing, you can select a bunch of properties across multiple layers and affect them differently — all at the same time.To use Proportional Scrubbing, simply select a bunch of layers in the order you want to affect them (from least to most) and hold Cmd+Opt on a Mac or Ctrl+Alt on a PC while you scrub the blue text values of any of your selected layers.Instead of just applying the same value change to all layers, the first layer you selected's property value won't change at all, the last layer's property value will change t

Hello explorers of motion design and visual effects knowledge!    The After Effects team is excited to introduce a brand-new take on a much-loved past feature—Tip of the Day!    This feature was brought to life in collaboration with you, our users! We asked the community to share their favorite workflow tips and time-saving tricks so everyone can level up a bit. Starting in After Effects Beta version 25.6.17, these glorious gems of information can be found in the Composition, Footage, and Layer panels. We’ve curated this list of more than 100 tips to help users of all skill levels; and we guarantee that if you read them regularly, you will learn something. A sincere thank you to everyone who submitted tips. If you were one of those folks, you might even see your name front and center in AE!    Worry not, these tips will never get in the way of your workflow, you’ll only see them when the relevant panels are empty. They’re also OS-aware, so tips containing

Hi All,   Thank you for your active participation in our Beta program and for providing invaluable feedback on our new features. Your input plays a crucial role in our efforts to continually enhance our products and meet user needs through iterative improvements. To date, your feedback on the features has been outstanding. Moving forward, we would appreciate your insights on the linguistic aspects of the product as well. As you work with the builds and new features, we request that you also review the UI/UX for localized builds. Please pay special attention to translation quality, contextual accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and consistency across applications.If you encounter any UI elements, labels, or dialogs that do not convey the intended meaning or if you believe a better translation exists, please report these issues by sharing your feedback here for review.Thank you for your continued support and collaboration.