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Andrew Yoole
Inspiring
Aug 31, 2009 3:39 PM UTC
Question

AFTER EFFECTS WISHLIST

What features would you like to see implemented in After Effects? New ideas for plugins? Interface changes? Post 'em here!

Let's keep bug identification to individual posts, as these will probably be addressed more readily. Let's use this thread for specific ideas about ways that AE can be improved and expanded.

These Forums are for users, not Adobe employees, so don't forget to also fill in an Adobe feature request form.

To view the Wish List posts prior to September 2009, look here.

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    Known Participant
    Aug 25, 2011 6:07 PM UTC

    Of course, but there are faster and easier ways

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    Known Participant
    Aug 25, 2011 12:51 PM UTC

    An EASY and FAST way to do simple Cameramapping.

    Maybe an "Texture" effect witch is applied to a 3D layer and where you can link an invisible layer (which is the picture you want to map)

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    Szalam
    Community Expert
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    Aug 25, 2011 2:36 PM UTC
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    Aug 19, 2011 12:22 PM UTC

    This has been requested several times, but once more:

    Copy-paste in the right-click context menus. Those menus have all kinds of stuff in them but no copy-paste. Which is probably one of the most common tasks in any program.

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    Known Participant
    Aug 19, 2011 8:58 AM UTC

    1.: >2000 Undo Steps

    2.: the ability to have several projects opened currently - and you can switch between them at the bottom of the "window" menue.


    Like these:

    Go to -> Window

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    Navigator

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    Effects

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    01.: Project1

    02.: Project 2

    03.: Project 3

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    Participating Frequently
    Aug 19, 2011 11:09 AM UTC

    Photoshop history panel

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    Aug 10, 2011 6:40 PM UTC

    How about an option to "add noise" to the Ramp filter? Or call it "reduce video compression banding". It would be really helpful for new users who are frustrated by gradient banding when rendering to compressed formats like h.264.

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    Aug 10, 2011 6:37 PM UTC

    How about the ability to use Dynamic Link to import other AE comps into AE!

    Would be fantastic for workgroups. Several designers could be working on separate sub comps with another designer working on the master comp. Any updates are automatically reflected in the master project.

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    Known Participant
    Aug 10, 2011 4:17 PM UTC

    Thanks for the link.

    But: Why don`t adapt such small functions to a new version? (render layers seperately, or un-precompose.....)

    There are lots of great scripts outside. Go pay the creaters some bucks and make AfterEffects even better

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    Known Participant
    Aug 10, 2011 2:05 PM UTC

    1.: A function to render all layers (or clips) of a composition as seperate clips.

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    Todd_Kopriva
    Inspiring
    Aug 10, 2011 2:15 PM UTC

    > A function to render all layers (or clips) of a composition as seperate clips.

    http://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_RenderLayers

    That's listed in After Effects Help, here.

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    Aug 8, 2011 8:29 PM UTC

    Bigger Buttons like these guys finally did in there new release.

    http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2402/biggerbuttons.jpg

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    Participant
    Aug 8, 2011 8:57 AM UTC

    I would like a "solo" switch for layer visibility in timeline, as "shy" switch works.

    Or at least I think that would be more useful if the "shy" flag would be changed in a "solo" switch.

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    Inspiring
    Aug 8, 2011 8:02 PM UTC

    There's been a solo switch for the past ten years. http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7e7aa.html

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    John Stanowski
    Inspiring
    Aug 8, 2011 8:08 PM UTC

    I think he meant he wishes Solo would hide the layer in the timeline just as Shy does.

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