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Jaydude-wb
Inspiring
May 5, 2026

Object selection / Quick selection / Selection Brush not working on double clicked footage layer

  • May 5, 2026
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The new tools are promising, but not very intuitive. With the old root brush double clicking allowed the painting to b started immediately, but with the new tools that is not always the case. This causes a lot of confusing clicking and double clicking, opening and closing panels. Please make a clear UI for the object selection / root environment. When a footage layer is selected, choosing one of the tools should open a panel where the rotoscoping can be done.

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    Jaydude-wbAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 5, 2026

    I found that when Mocha is already on the layer, the Object Selection tool does not work.

    Nishu Kushwaha
    Community Manager
    Nishu KushwahaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 6, 2026

    Hi there,

     

    Are you on Mac or Windows? I just tested it on a Mac in the latest version of After Effects and all the tools are working fine even with the Mocha applied on the layer.

    Can you try running After Effects in Safe Mode with third-party plug-ins disabled to see if that makes a difference?

    Let me know.

     

    Thanks,

    Nishu

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