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September 28, 2022
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Make All Effects 32bit Compatible

  • September 28, 2022
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I use After Effects for compositing my 3D renders, and I always export 16 or 32 bit EXRs, starting to use ACES. Unfortunately, many, many effects are still only 8 bit, some support 16, and some can do 32. If you don't want to lose me and many other compositors (at least those that are left), please update more effects to 32bit!

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Warren Heaton
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 28, 2025

@rnmt 

 

Oh, I should have included this link!

 

New in Beta: Unmult effect (about time, right?)
https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-beta-discussions/new-in-beta-unmult-effect-about-time-right/td-p/15559127

Participating Frequently
October 28, 2025

Thanks for the news, one down, looking forward for the others!

Which Unmult plugin? There are a few different third party plugins, and no native effect in the latest AE version. 

Warren Heaton
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 28, 2025

For those following this thread, we have one effect, Unmult, that's newly 32-bpc.  So, one down, but more to go.

If you are thinking, "Wait, Unmult has always been a third party plug-in."  Yes, you are absolutely right.  But at least as a newly native plug-in, it's 32-bpc.  

 

Participating Frequently
October 28, 2025

+1

Participant
July 25, 2025

It's July 2025 and nothing has happened. Thank you Adobe, I guess? 😐

Inspiring
June 19, 2025

Why are we still having this conversation in 2025?? Come on Adobe and get this sorted. It should be an absolute priority. I can't even use basic effects like Motion Tile???? MOTION TILE?!!?!?!?

Inspiring
May 1, 2025

Hey Adobe - summer’s coming up so it’s a perfect time to grab some eager developer intern and have them upgrade all the *effects* in After *Effects* to 32-Bit. The fact that in 2025 there are still native, ship-with-the -software effects that clip high dynamic ranges is unacceptable. Stop with the bells and whistles and fix the quality-of-life issues.

 

Thanks,

Participant
October 15, 2024

it's 2025 version already and we still don't have all the effects in 32bits. It is very contradictory that you have implemented the ACES workflow but if you apply some of the basic effects, like bezier warp or add grain, you lose all its benefits with clamped values. 

Participating Frequently
January 4, 2023

Hi guy's

 

You really need to upgrade all the inbuilt tools like Bezier warp/match grain.mesh warp etc to 32 bits

Honestly its impossible to work in linear .

 

If I apply Bezier warp on an image at 32 bit it automatically clamps the color for some bizzare reason.

 

Same goes for Mesh warp.

 

Ironically the corner pin effect is fine at 32 bits

 

Adobe..You guys really need to fix this

Participating Frequently
September 28, 2022
Agreed! Mesh warp, CC composite, Liquify, Extract, 4-color gradient, Vector Blur plugins (amongst others) have been crucial for my compositing workflow, but still don't have 32 bit support.