After Effects (Beta)

Steps to reproduce:    1. ...The All Caps toggle button in the text dialogue does not appear to function on any comp I’ve tested. Result: ...Mixed upper lower caseExpected: ...All caps System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v27.0.0.14    OS: macOS v26.5.1, RAM: 128.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 20

 While working, the screen suddenly goes black and then this error appears... I'm using a 2060 Super. I updated the driver, but the problem still happens. How can I fix this problem?

The usual behavior used to be that no matter where in the UI, you hit Numpad 0 and AE starts caching/playing back the timeline. Now when in active Effects Controls window it doesn't work. When in Comp, Project or any other window, it works fine.

Use scenario:Being able to change the font or font properties on text layers with multiple sourceText keyframes. Only realised today that the Properties panel and Character panel behave differently when taking the same steps. I have been manually updating each keyframe because I thought this didn’t work and I was mis-remembering having done it in the past 🤦🏾‍♂️ Steps to reproduce:Create a text layer Set multiple keyframes on the sourcetext property For ease of comparison, duplicate the text layer and move so both are visible seperately On text layer 1, select some/all keyframes, ensure the playhead is on a selected keyframe Using the Properties panel, change a setting’s value (e.g. selected font, change font weight or size) On text layer 2, do the same operations, but use the Character panel instead. Then move the playhead between keyframes to see the resultResult:On the layer where the Properties panel was used, only they keyframe under the playhead will have updated with the change

For the past couple of weeks I’ve ben working on a job that has a Premiere project and a DL AE project. This morning I updated AE to v27. Then when I loaded that same Premiere project, it just showed the ‘media offline’ slate where the DL comps should be. I tried to relink one of the comps, but Premiere threw the error “After Effects (beta) must be installed”. I guess Premiere 26.x is not talking to AE 27 yet.I’ve just installed AE 26.5 (beta) from the CC app, then relaunched Premiere and loaded that same project, and it all seems to sync up ok. I guess I should wait until Premiere gets updated too before updating AE!But that now gives me a giant headache because I’ve worked on another project today in AE v27, which now won’t open in AE 26!

Hi, your object matte upgrade of rotobrush is fantastic, but I am facing lot of strange behavior, often with error message and sometimes with AE crash..One of the most frequent bug I experienced is the offset of selected matte in time - like the object tracking is frame or two behind the video. Sometimes it happened in the middle of tracking, sometimes (with the same footage) it happened from the begining.. And sometimes it is all OK..As I wrote, this is the most frequent bug I meet.. Footage is 25fps progressive prores 100%scale fullHD. Comp is also 25fps FullHDHere is link to my onedrive - screenrecording of AE with this behavior..Adobe After Effects (Beta) - P__TEST MASEK.aep _ 2026-04-08 11-18-53.mp4

The pan behind tool needs fixing

There’s a bug whenever using the refine edge tool in conjunction with the object matte tool. When masking multiple people, I am having the issue of after several frames, the entire subject will fade out completely. It seems that the AI is having trouble identifying new edges when the subject moves. Two screenshots are included below. The first screenshot is a frame about halfway through the scene. You can see where the black (refine edge tool) is trying to follow her hair (not doing a great job). The second screenshot shows the next frame when it bugged out, just masking both of the other kids. The kids faces are covered for safety reasons. The other problem is, when I unfreeze the object matte tool and try to fix it with one of the other tools, it recognizes that I’m selecting them, but then reverts back to bluring them out. I end up having to cut the section out and redo the object matte as a whole new mask on a different clip on the timeline.  

Something in AE Beta has caused a new problem where AE freezes if a script tries to add a sampleImage expression. You can Escape out of the freeze but AE may crash. The expression ends up with a flagged error reported as ‘internal error’ but if you manually click out of the expression field it will apply and work fine. It just freezes if a script applies it.Steps to reproduce:Import some test QT, drop into a new comp. Apply the Expression Control > Color Control effect Twirl open in timeline and select the Color property Choose File > Script > Run Script File and choose the attached scriptAE will freeze. Hit Escape to unfreeze manually. But of course this utterly ruins scripts that use sampleImage to test for things like missing / dropped frames, cut points, etc. 

When you reopen file with torus or sphere mesh with sbsar meaterial texture, taht meshes does not display materials. Cube mesh is applied and displayed correctly. To see material on the sphere or torus I have to manually change material to other and switch back to the initially applied.GPU 5070 Ti.

It is only when exported with clips that have disabled color management. I added my own technical LUT and then color graded on top. When I export with Premiere’s automatic color management settings, it renders just fine. Working with 6k files. Steps to reproduce: 1. ...  Result: ... Expected: ...  System info Application: Premiere Pro (Beta) v26.3.0.71 OS: macOS v26.3.0, RAM: 64.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 12

The middle mouse button isn't working in the effects control panel anymore. In the latest After Effects Beta versions, you can no longer pan around by clicking the middle button in the Effects Control panel.

After Effects Beta timeline Modes column becomes visible in header but unusable/collapsed in rowsIn After Effects Beta, the Timeline panel shows the Mode column header, but the actual blend mode dropdowns for each layer do not appear or remain clipped, even when the timeline columns/panel are stretched wider. The Track Matte and other switch columns remain visible, but the Mode controls are not accessible.Expected behavior:When the Mode column is enabled, each layer row should show its blend mode dropdown, such as Normal, Multiply, etc.Actual behavior:The Mode header is visible, but the row controls are hidden/collapsed/clipped and cannot be revealed by resizing the column or panel.Things tried:Dragging the column/panel wider Toggling Switches/Modes Using the exposed Switches command Checking timeline column layoutEnvironment:Impact:The user cannot access or change layer blending modes from the Timeline panel even though the Mode column appears enabled.After Effects Beta macOS Timeline

When using the object matte brush, it is cumbersome to find the Freeze button at the far right of the layer window. since I have 2 comp windows side by side open. could have the Freeze button avail in the Effects panel with the Object matte effects?

Custom Shortcut - Unable to set SHIFT + N, where N is an integer from 1-6. I’d like to be able to use SHIFT + N to navigate Comp Markers; like in the good old days. FWIW, 1-6 are already set up for the 3D Gizmo - so, I was hoping to use the SHIFT + N for navigation purposes. So, it seems like the system locks shortcuts SHIFT + N (N=1-6) for navigation even when the user has selected to use 1-6 for 3D Gizmos.I can get the shortcuts SHIFT + M (M=7-9) to work for navigation purposes. This is super-weird wildly awkward to delimit the application’s features in this manner - is there an easy way to workaround this via a PREFs TEXT File? TIA 

Script UIs are taller in Beta Build 26.3.0.045 - either the font or gaps are bigger - should be easy to test on your end by opening up the same script in V25 and V26. I’m here if you have Qs.TIA

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. 

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

When I import a video, it becomes too wide. The scale is normal, but it looks like the video is too wide when it isn't.

AE BETA 26.1.1 BUild 33MAC OS TAHOE 26.23.8Ghz Core Intel i7AMD RADEON PRO 5700 XT 16GB Dragging an asset in the project window onto the folder icon crashes AE BETA. Is fine if the folder is created first and then item dragged into that.Works fine in 26.0.0 Build 67