Feature Requests

I think a it'd be pretty cool if when you select a few layers and then create a null (ctrl+alt+shift+y) it'd auto parent the layers you have selected. I think it could save some time. A potential problem I can see is the null being in the middle of the comp say if you wanted to scale. could be fixed by having the null being created in the median point of the multiple layers.And yes I know you can parent after the fact you've created the null before everyone piles on haha

Youtubers need to create thumbnails. A one-image quick export feature in AE is long overdue.Doing so in After Effects now is way too complex a task. Please simplify. There should be a button underneath the video that I press, select export format and folder. Done.Why do I need to go into render cue just to get a quick image??Please finally create a one-button-one-image export feature in After Effect. Thanks.  

Hi Adobe, how about save workspace settings online to and sync with XLS file on computer.Every update we need migrate some settings to new version.We have GB on Adobe cloud to store file, why not store After Effects settings like workspaces, colors, render presets... and more...photoshop actions, illustrator actions...Thanks.

in Ae, you can't copy/paste properties of different layers at the same time, it will intuitively duplicate your layers as a result. you can do this using scripts:https://aescripts.com/paste-multiple-keyframes/https://conigs.com/tools/key-cloner/this should be native.

As the title says, these two prefs sections cover very similar things, so why not combine them to make it easier to find stuff in the preferences?

Have palettes for Illustrator and PSD and ID...??? 

Though there has already been a similar post about this idea:https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-ideas/gamma-and-saturation-slider-for-composition-panel/idi-p/14170602I apologize for reposting, as the previous one did not receive any response. Yes, AE is a powerful tool for motion arts and compositing, and I love using it.However, the exposure slider isn’t sufficient for many compositing cases. Tasks like matching grain, contrast, and black value would be much easier if AE included a gamma slider.Actually it would make almost every comp task easier.Currently I'm checking gamma via ADJ layer, which isn't that handy. It would be awesome if you could consider adding a small gamma toggle right next to the exposure icon. Thanks.

Currently when the post-expression graph is turned on  'Include this property in the graph editor set' is automatically activated for that property. It's very easy to end up with a graph showing properties you don't need to see, and it can be time consuming to go through and track them down. What would be great is to either decouple this behaviour so the 'Include this property...' is not automatically checked, or to add a preference setting so that it can be turned on for those that find it useful. In my personal workflow, I find that I will often want to check a post expression graph, and then toggle back to the pre-expression view. It's much rarer that I need to keep a property visible in the graph set, and if I do it won't always be related to expressions, it's more likely to be for timing reference against another property. I understand that everyone has a different workflow, but I think separating these two buttons (or having the option to separate them) w

This drives me nuts.  In Premiere, if you right click on a folder, you get an option to import clips into that folder.  In AE, a right-click in the project wind does the same, but it doesn't work with a folder.  You have to import from the file menu.  Can this be made consistent?

It would be nice to have some padding at the bottom of the layer stack. Sometimes I need to twirl a few properties down and I end up having to scroll, twirl, scroll, twirl, scroll... this puts a lot of mileage on a drawing tablet. Thanks.

Hello  As the new after effects beta allows requests for new features, I would like to request for a new shortcut tha allows for faster switching between compositions in the project im working in  I would greatly appreciate if you could add this. 

I am constanly centering the anchor point on text layers. I'd love to have the ability for AE to keep the anchor point centralized on the text layer regardless of adjusting the leading, basline shift etc. 

HEX is universal, way easier to memorise and use, I'd love to hover my cursor over any colour and see the HEX reading, not just the RGBA. Currently I have to grab a Color property from any layer or effect and actually sample the colour I want, before then opening the colour property and grabbing the Hex value. Hopefully it's a simple fix because it'd help a lot. 

When I'm tidying up my project window, I select some elements form the list of it (for example all the imported footage) then i press on the "create new folder" icon and I loose the selection. So I have to re-select all the elements form the list and drag it into the new folder which is annoying. This happens to me every time! When creating a new folder, I would love if after effects would notice that a bunch of stuff is already selected in the project window and put it all in the new folder. What do you think?

After Effects needs the ability to consolidate, trim down to used footage with handles, transcode, reduce project size, etc the way Premiere does.AE need some kind of equivalent to Premiere's Project Manager functions.

Hey! When closing a bunch of timeline tabs (but not closing them all, for which I would simply press cmd+shift+W), the "X" symbol used to close the tab ends up in a different position compared to the previous one, so you have to keep moving your mouse to a different position to close the next tab. Wouldn't it be cool if when closing a tab, the next "X" button for the next tab would position itself  on the screen in the same position as the previous one, allowing you to click quickly to close them.? Chrome does exactly that, I shot a quick video to illustrate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfgYwmid9TQ 

Currently when you hold down shift to snap the playhead in the timeline, it snaps to the last frame of the layer (see image)On most occasions when I do this, I want the playhead to be at the very end of the layer, not on the last frame. For instance, if you snapped to the last frame, then used the [ key to align another layer to the playhead, you'd end up with a one-frame overlap. It's a small thing, but a minor annoyance that adds up to many extra button presses when using the software.I would like a preferences menu option to enable snapping to the very end of the layer, not the last frame.

When the 3D options are modified on one composition, these settings are retained on subsequent compositions. I find this very problematic because one may not always remember to check these options when creating a new composition. There are more and more hidden settings within compositions and no reset solution available. Do scripts have access to these settings? This would allow for creating a temporary solution until you can address it.

The number of times I've forgotten to plug in my external cache drive when launching After Effects is astronomical. Because the app automatically reassigns the caches to internal storage (first screenshot below) it's annoying and fiddly and time consuming to then attach the cache drive and go to the settings and re-assign the caches to the external drive. This could be avoided if After Effects simply presented a choice dialogue box when the expected cache is absent, something like the second screenshot below, which I've made in Automator to help me remember! Thanks,Tim  

I am using AfterEffects on Windows 11 and the timeline is too slow.When I hold down the mouse wheel to see the entire timeline, or when I move keyframes to different times, I only get about 4 fps, which is making me uncomfortable.Why doesn't Adobe improve this?

The 'Cast Shadows' option is not working in the Light settings. It works in the classic 3D option. I have confirmed 'Accepts Shadows' is on. I would like to understand the cause of this issue and find a viable solution for it.  

I just paid for aftereffects, it's my first time using it.It's really annoying that even compared to other adobe products, the text feature just lacks in several areas.There is no option to auto-size text to fit into your textbox, and there is no option to align it vertically, for example, to be at the center of your textbox. Why do i have to hunt down obscure user expressions from years ago that don't even work, just to have a chance at getting functionality that already exists in other programs?

Estamos em 2024 e queremos que o After facilita mais para inserir LEGENDAS !! obrigado de nada.

It's incredibly frustrating that autosaves won't occur if a manual save has been done. From working with many video and animation programs, saving often is important because of how unreliable they can be. Which makes it incredinly frustrating when they are and you lose your file. It's then made worse by the autosave function not triggering because you've tried to be careful, my autosave is set at 5 miniutes, and it's resulted in me losing 2 hours of work. It really should just trigger even with manual saves, it would then make it easier to have longer periods between autosaves

its time after effects got an inbuilt spell check feature