AFTER EFFECTS WISHLIST

How about adding support for Photoshop .ABR brushes for Vector Paint, the Paint layer, and Write-On!

Just a quick note about the parent list:

When you drop down the menu to select a layer to parent, the current behavior is for the list to default "none".  This is great if the layer already has a parent, but if it doesn't I would much prefer that the list center itself on the current layer.  This could be very helpful in comps with a large number of layers.

I would like to see the new content aware that will be in Photoshop CS

5 incorporated into AE.  Ideally you could create a selection around items in your video footage that you don't want and AE could extrapolate this data for each frame in the video clip.  If the object moves use a combination of motion tracking to track the objects movement and once the selection and movement data has been collected then use content aware to remove the object and fill in the hole for each frame.  I think this would be alot faster than using mask and duplicated footage at different positions on the time line.

You might also include options for the replaced object background and rest of the background, like blurs, feathering and texturing depending on how well the content aware worked.

-Rename multiple comps.

-Replace PSD layered files (can’t believe this isn’t integrated).

-Ability to select multiple comp Markers.

-An Expression spreadsheet (list of  expressions and their corresponding layers/comps properties).

-Composition/ layer spreadsheet:   Considering how complicated projects can get, It would make sense to have a spreadsheet whereby functions can be preformed across multiple comps/layers.

-Flowchart that shows the entire chain of selected comp/nested comps, images, layers, FX,  etc.

-Expression Reset functionality.

-Lights to effect 3D objects.

Need Scripts Palette.

I think this was mentioned earlier, but something needs to be done with the Script menu UI. It's pretty unmanageable when you have a lot of scripts.

Just like the Effects Palette, a Scripts Palette would allow groups, folders, organization, and Quickfind search boxes. Here's the menu mess I have to deal with now...

Hello

I saw on this page that you recommad " A 64-bit edition of Microsoft® Windows Vista® or Windows® 7". What about XP pro 64 ? should i install windows 7 64 for best performance ?

Thanks.

Compatibility of all 32-Bit plugins with 64-Bit future versions of After-Effects

It's the role of Adobe to make this compatibility possible, otherwise it would remove many functions in this software.

Make looping video or a portion of a video easier. This is simple in Flash and AE could similar techniques.

I'd like to be able to affect comp settings (dimensions-wise anyway) by using a Comp Crop Tool.

It often happens I'd like to downsize a comp based on something that's already placed within a comp.

Currently I need pull up the Comp Settings to do this.

If I have an element/elements not exactly in the center, then they need to be moved as I tweak the comp size down.

A Comp Crop Tool would be really, really handy.

I suppose this has been mentioned before:

Have AE treat image sequences like single files in the file dialog box. (Much like how Lloyd Alverez' "Immigration" script works) A real time saver when dealing with multi-pass 3D renders.