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nopow
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November 13, 2023
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Preserve Expanded/Closed State of Effects in Effect Controls panel

  • November 13, 2023
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After Effects does not remember the state of effects in the Effect Controls panel when layers or comps are duplicated or copied/pasted. A clean interface is important to me when creating templates. I usually have the effects closed, and just my customization controls are expanded and visible (in a Pseudo Effect). This lets the user know what they should look at or concentrate on. But if a user copies and pastes a layer, duplicates a layer, or duplicates a comp, then After Effects automatically expands every single effect, making a mess of everything. This has bothered me for years. Please consider preserving the closed state of effects. 

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nopow
nopowAuthor
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November 13, 2023

I should add that this is a problem with Animation Presets too. The less important effects will be closed/compact when I save a preset, but when the preset is applied, all the effects are opened automatically.