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Sébastien Périer17107209
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Sébastien Périer17107209Community Manager
After Effects Sr. Quality Engineer
April 19, 2026

New in Beta: Live Update for Object Matte (26.3x47)

  • April 19, 2026
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Your new Object Matte just got more interactive.
 

With the new Live Update feature, your Quick Select and Selection Brush strokes are reflected in realtime as you paint, so you can see exactly what's being selected without waiting for a refresh. It makes the selection process smoother, faster, and far more intuitive — letting you refine your mattes with better precision and stay in your creative flow.
 


This may look like a small update, but we think it makes a huge difference — and we'd love to hear what you think. Give Live Update a try and let us know how it fits into your workflow. If you run into any issues or have thoughts on how we can make it even better, please share your feedback — your input directly shapes where we take this next.

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      kaczorefx
      Known Participant
      May 13, 2026

      For the love of God let us disable that feature. It works great on low res footage, as long as your machine is able to calculate it in real time. Try it in an 8k 32bit ACES comp - after each stroke you have to wait 2-3 seconds for the mask to show up. Previously we painted the green/red stroke and then had to wait for the mask to show up. Now you drag your stroke and nothing happens, you’re not even sure if the software registered the click. Great idea, but it needs to have a way to fall back to the old green/red strokes.

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