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Open pre-comps as Folders / Groups in the timeline

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
September 28, 2022
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Folders and groups are the same concept—as the already existing "Pre-comp". The thought behind the "Pre-comp" is to “group” a set of layers. Rather than reinventing the wheel and making After Effects more complicated with added new features like groups and folders, we can improve the functionality of the "Pre-comp".

Here is a demonstration of how that would work: https://vimeo.com/137312858

Suggested Shortcuts:

/ = Split Timeline to show pre-comp. Only works when comps are selected.

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arkayny

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Lumetri panel in Premiere Pro makes is easier to correct color footage. How hard would it be to add in AE?

mrBeep

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Can't wait Michael 😉

Szalam

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I wish we could react to comments because I literally laughed out loud at @MrBeep's remark.
Just a beautiful joke. If we ever meet at NAB, SIGGRAPH, MAX, or Camp Mograph, I'll get you a beer or something.

mrBeep

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Let's see what Tilda Swinton thinks about this.

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Mihai Lisii

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I think most of the people in this thread wants at least some kind of change. Either just a simple grouping in order to not pre-compose or a twirl down to be able to see the pre-composed files without the necesity of opening it. I dont know what is easier but at least something would be better then nothing.

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moniqueo26397432

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Have twirl down accessibility on comps and precomps - so you can directly access a layer within a comp without leaving the holding comp i.e direct drill-down from the main timeline (revealing the nesting in the main timeline). This would make adjustments to elements within comps that are timing critical less of a hit and miss and make things SO much easier 🙂

Sterphy

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I wish we could just have timeline folders without having to destructively precompose. Precomping ruins so many things, like set mattes, layer orders etc.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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You can do this already by opening a new timeline to the precomp, no?

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bran_dj

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I've never really cared about this as an AE user, and feel fine jumping from one comp to another, but as implemented here, I wouldn't hate it and could see if being quite useful.

resovere

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Don't agree with the vimeo layout, I think this should just be a folder dropdown similar to XD's grouping mechanism, but this needs to happen either way.

Can we expect this feature in our lifetime? The request was posted in 2018 and any program being developed in 2020 should be able to implement simple folder functionality. Pre-comps are old school and provide for such a bad experience.

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