Project-specific default paths for Save and Export operations

I would like to report a long-standing issue (or design inconsistency) that causes frequent workflow disruptions in multi-project environments:

Currently, After Effects globally remembers the last used path for Save As…, Export, and Render Queue output, regardless of which project is currently open. This results in the file dialog always opening in the last used folder – even if it belongs to a completely different project.

This behavior:

• Increases the risk of saving files to the wrong directory

• Leads to overwritten assets or misplaced renders

• Breaks structured workflows, especially in client projects or team-based production pipelines

• Is inconsistent with user expectations in project-centric workflows

Proposed improvement:
Please implement an option to make file dialogs (Save, Export, Render Queue Output Module) respect the current project’s location as the default directory – or store the last used path per project, not globally.

This would bring After Effects in line with industry-standard behaviors found in other professional software, and reduce user error significantly.

Thank you for considering this improvement, and for your continued work on After Effects!

Best regards,