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olivierbe
olivierbe
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October 24, 2022
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Change layer color (or add a UI feedback) if a layer is off

  • October 24, 2022
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Hey,
When a layer is off with the eye shut, the layer in the stack should also be grey out (or textured differently).
Keys frame would be available and we should be able to move the layer as normal...
but we need a visual feedback to easily identify witch layer is on or off.

It is confusing to search for the good layer as it is right now in.

Premier is doing it well and it should be implemented in AE also.

    3 replies

    JAKE BOHRINGER
    JAKE BOHRINGER
    Participant
    February 25, 2023

    @JohnColombo17100380 Thanks.

    I think it would be great if this applied to disabled effects as well, similar to how it works in Premiere.

      JohnColombo17100380
      Community Manager
      JohnColombo17100380Community Manager
      Community Manager
      January 26, 2023

      Thanks @olivierbe & @JAKE BOHRINGER! This is a really great idea.

       

      Jake, I've merged your post with this existing request so we can keep track of the upvotes.

       

      Thanks again!

      - John, After Effects Engineering Team  

      JAKE BOHRINGER
      JAKE BOHRINGER
      Participant
      January 26, 2023

      When the visibility on a layer is disabled, the layer could become grayed-out in the timeline.


      This would allow for quicker identification and readability of which layers in the comp are not visually contributing to the final result.


      This could function similarly to how clips appear grayed-out when they're disabled in Premiere.
      If you don't think this is something all users would want, you could add an option for it in the 'Appearance' preferences.

       

      I've attached a concept image of what I have in mind.

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