Feature Requests

Changing them all so they look the same at a glance was an insane choice for a company that makes design software.  Change it back.  We won't think less of you. 

I tried the latest AE Beta, but had no luck getting glass or other transparent materials to refract. Is this feature still pending? Or am I missing a parameter/setting?

I just wanted to suggest a small idea. Currently, in After Effects, there's no way to add or access the "Show Post-Expression Graph" feature directly through scripting. It would be really beneficial if we could have a way to do that. So, as a suggestion to Adobe, it would be great if they could find a solution for this, since it would help us a lot in automation and scripting.

Premiere Pro can change a text layer's fill between Solid, Linear, and Radial Gradients. Why not add this to After Effects? A simple drop-down, like so, would suffice: Why not even add an option to switch between a point and parametric mode? Maybe you want some green on the top, a darker yellow on the bottom, and some red on the side. This would work similarly to the 4-color gradient effect, but with infinite colors and points!  

This is a combination of two suggestions: firstly, the ability to add multiple instances of the same layer style to a single layer, and adding a line join option for strokes. Let's begin with the ability to add multiple layer styles on the same layer. I feel this is self-explanatory, and believe that this would greatly benefit many users and save them the hassle of continuously precomposing their layers to simply add more stylization, especially for things like typography that require more than one (or two) strokes. Let's also add the ability to duplicate (CTRL D), copy, paste, and name these styles so we don't confuse ourselves. Speaking of strokes, I love 'em! Not only can you apply them anywhere, but you can even change the stroke alignment. However, one issue that keeps having me come back to the default text stroke option for text, and leaving me with no option for practically anything moving, would have to be Line Joins. Why aren't these here yet?! They're in the t

Hello, when I used expression in my workflow, I want to set a keyframe value for the pre-expression(after caluculation) value.so I used to see the value by eye and then type it.I was wonder why something like this isn't a built-in feauter in after effects.I know that it can be done using scripts, but I think it is essential to be a built-in feature.some recommandation for how it can be implemented.ctrl + (click on add keyframe button, or the stopwatch).or any place where it is near to the add keyframe button.Thanks for reading😊.

Pleaase Adobe I need this!Hello, I was trying to recreate the bezier value curve and integrate it faster using math equations.but, I was shocked to know that you can't read easing information using expression, it felt weird for some reason that you can read the value and the value, but not easing data.It will really really reaaally help me be able to create things that won't be possible like:1 - faster simulation that was O(n), it will be O(1) using faster integration2-getting the pre-expressino value of a property as valueAtTime(t) only gives the post-expression value.I hope it will be added soon.thanks!

It would be great if we could import mogrt files, ideally from libraries, into AE. I'm working on a large collection of projects that requires me to have different "Presets" that I may import into each video to then use. Currently I have these all saved as AE projects, but it would be great if I could have them in my Libraries panel for easy importing, and since libraries already supports mogrt files, I think a good easy solution would be to support importing these into AE. We can already open mogrts in AE, so this doesn't seem like it's out of the range of feasibility. Alternatively, adding comps or projects to Libraries would be great, but this feels like it would be more complicated. Many thanks!

Hello! Long time after effects user here! I'll get right to the things I would love to see added to AE.1. Native Depth of Field and Motion Blur for Advanced Render. This would bring so much value using 3d in AE. Especially for competing plugins that the public has used but is now not functional to the degree it once was.2. Advanced renderer better render optimizations. (it unfortunatly is a very slow renderer making it impossible to use on time sensative projects when it could be the perfect solution.)3. Gradient fills for text Layers. I would love this very much. More custome text in AE. Great for templates4. Multiple Strokes for text: the ability to add more than one stroke on text layers would be amazing to make customizable, procedural text and text animation without the need for complex layers and a cool way to utilize text animators potentially. This could also help with seamlessly mimicking looks if Illustrator text in AE. Maybe even one day be able to send text directly from Il

Hi Adobe,Great work with the new Parametric Meshes feature, the ability to create native 3D geometry (planes, spheres, cones, etc) within After Effects is something many motion designers have long been waiting for. It opens up new creative workflows and reduces dependency on external geometry tools.One enhancement I’d like to propose: Curvature / Bend. For example, a Plane mesh should have a “bend radius” or “curve amount” parameter so you can bend the surface into a convex/concave shape without converting to generic 3D geometry or applying separate deformations. This would dramatically streamline workflows when animating curved panels, sweeping surfaces, or ribbons inside AE.Additional suggestions to bolster the parametric mesh system:Expand the library of parametric primitives (pyramid, wedge, custom profile sweep) to cover more motion-graphics use cases.Deformation parameters: twist, taper, bend, inflate, built-in rather than relying on external effect chains.Thank you for prioritis

Hi AE team,I'm a huge marker user, and I love all the options, but one thing is missing for me:The ability to finish editing your markers without touching your mouse would make the workflow a bit faster. In most chat apps, you have the option to send messages with CMD (or Ctrl) + Enter, so I thought, why not add that logic to After Effects too?    

With the advent of more 3D capabilities and better tools for 32b float workflows using AE in hybrid contexts will become more and more common. Because of this AE's working depth structure poses a problem. You do not always want 32bit project working depth. In some cases due to certain effects, other times because of performance.   It would be great if the user would have control over the working depth on a per comp basis. This mechanism could be similar to how Fusion handles it where you can change the depth running through the node chain at any time anywhere.   My typical example motivating this idea is I have a large project completely 16bit int based for 'normal' motion design work. But there is 1 comp that utilizes some UVpass data for which I need 32bit. This forces me to use 32bit float for the entire project which is not efficient.   Would be cool to see some new possibilities there.

It took a while to figure out that the way to do this is: Composition Menu > Preview and turn off Cache Frames When Idle And this setting _should be_ in the Disk Cache settings as that's the obvious place to look for it. Why would you put other controls for Cache Frames when Idle there but not the ability to turn it off? Especially since turning it off seems to turn it off globally, making it even stranger that it's not in the Settings. Just confusing IMO.  The feature can be useful but it's really a memory hog, especially with 8K+ comps, so it should be easier to turn it off. (I mean, once you know where it's hidden, sure it's easy, but it's not easy to find)

My client has supplied multi-point gradient backdrops made in Illustrator (attached) that need to animate (position & colour) over time but the default 4-point gradient in AE wont cut it unfortunatley. Is it a massive deal to either add extra gradient 'points' to the default 4-way gradient tool in AE? But if there was a way of importing Illustrator gradients and converting to shape layers with a multi-point gradient (animatable) then that would be brilliant as well...

I find that the app usually has a lot of space available across the width of the screen. It would be great to be able to make the toolbar vertical, similar to Illustrator's and Photoshop's toolbar, or make it responsive/ reflow in a stacked version when the user resizes a panel. 

I use Lumetri Color all the time and find the Curves charts (Hue vs Saturation, Hue vs Hue, etc.) extremely useful, however I cannot find a way to stretch the curve charts verically to get enough precision. It's virtually impossible to make a setting as small as I need to sometimes. I can stretch the charts horiztally all I want, but that doesn't help much since the settings depend on vertical movements. Does anyone know of a way to do this? Thank you!

After Effects should remember the last render output path per project, not globally.Right now it defaults to the last-used path from any project, which frequently misplacesrenders and creates confusion.Please store the render and save destination per project to prevent lost files, mistakes, and wasted time. thx 

I have some suggestions for modifying the text animation presets known as "Slide and Pop In" and "Slide and Pop Out" in Adobe.Firstly, I recommend adding the option to animate "by line" in the dropdown menu of the preset's effect called "Slide & Pop In - Animate by," in addition to the existing choices of "by character" and "by word."Secondly, I propose that the "Slide & Pop Out - Y Position Offset" effect within the "Slide and Pop Out" preset should display a positive value of 94 instead of a negative value (-94), to move the letters downwards instead of upwards. In my opinion, this adjustment provides a more logical motion as it continues the animate-in movement of "Slide and Pop." To help illustrate my suggestions, I have created clear examples of animated text using the modifications: Link 1 : Slide and Pop InLink 2 : Slide and Pop Out I kindly request permission to share my own .ffx files as potential replacement files for the upcoming After Effects update.

I enter hex values in the color picker a fair amount, usually after copying it from somewhere else. Another common occurence is opening the color picker to get simple black #000000 or white #FFFFFF. For black, if I type a single '0' I get the desired result without the rest of all those pesky keyboard taps—hurray for seconds saved! But for white? Uff. I begrudingly have to type each and every last one like a frustrated hexidecimalistic novelist.... And are there bigger fish to fry in this vast world of ours? Yes. Sure. But would it also just make my day if I could have it both ways and enter a single 'F' in the color picker to get #FFFFFF? 🎨 You bet your bottom dollar!

I'm often using stroked shape paths for my 2D motion graphics and illustration work.  I like the idea of the Taper settings, but I feel they are very limiting.  Can we have something similar to the Feather tool to change the width of a stroke manually?And/Or, could you add some more settings under Taper, like:Middle WidthMiddle Offset (% of length of path, to move where you want this point to be, not locked to 50%)This might negate the "Start Length" and "End Length" properties, but not sure.Also, can we adjust how the Start and End Ease are calculated? Currently if you have your Start Length set to 50% and no easing, you get a sharp change of width in the middle (see 1st image).Increasing Start Ease to 100% makes this transition in the middle smoother, but also majorly fattens (and flattens) the start and gives it a weird 'elephant's foot' effect (see 2nd image).Maybe there's sort of an "Easy-Ease" option that eases the taper in and out?  I would like it to look li

I have mulitple templates setup for various work I do, rather than having to navigate to each project in the Finder it would be good to have the ability to have a Favourites list on the Home page that projects could be added to, there is plenty of space there on the left side!

Hello,I have several PCs I use solely for network rendering (3ds Max and After Effects). They do not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11, but they still render just fine. Now that Windows 10 does not get updates from Microsoft anymore, I would like to use them offline, they do not need Internet for rendering. The only thing they need Internet for is to update After Effects now and then, which is impossible to do offline as far as I know. So please make an offline installer for After Effects updates.I know I can extend Windows 10 updates for another year in the ESU program, but this won't be a longterm solution.Thanks,Bob

Locked layers should be protected for change, not for peaking values. E.g.: the waveform of a locked layer can't be show - it has to be unlocked first.

Right now we can toggle a layer matte as either Alpha or Luma and a secondary option to invert.The feature requested is to keep these options, but be able to alt + click (or some form) to cycle through the alpha/luma channels themselves. For example, I have an RGB pass of a logo and need to create mattes out of it to isolate sections to then color correct. This requires shift channels (which will break masks) so then it'll need to be precomposed adding another layer of complexity. This would have to be done for multiple colors depending on needs. With this new change, you'd simply be able to link a layer to the RGB pass and toggle which RGB channel you'd like to use as a alpha/luma matte. Masks would still work, no precomps needed. It would by default cycle as alpha or luma by default, but adding in alt + click could give you the more refined matte options. Thank you.

The Disk Cache settings recommend that a separate drive is selected as the location to store cache files. It might be helpful to be able to set a primary location and maximum cache size for an external/secondary drive, and a backup location/size for when the primary drive is not available.   This way, if you forget your external drive when working out of home, for instance, the cache is still handled in a predictable manner.