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November 30, 2017
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Animation presets not saving expression names

  • November 30, 2017
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Hi,

I ran into this problem where my animation presets that contain expressions load with errors because the expression control layers are loading with default names, not the custom names I have assigned to them.

It appears the custom names are not being saved in the animation preset thus breaking all the expressions.

Is this a known bug? Any work arounds? I rely on a shape layer library built on these presets.

Thanks for your time.

Glenn

(AE 2018, iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), MacOs Sierra 10.12.6)

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    Correct answer Rick Gerard

    You have to make sure that you select the root of all the properties that you want to include in the animation preset. This does not work.

    This does:

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    Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    November 30, 2017

    You have to make sure that you select the root of all the properties that you want to include in the animation preset. This does not work.

    This does:

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    G_WAuthor
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    November 30, 2017

    Thanks for your reply Rick. I still get broken expressions with default names. What version are you on?

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    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
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    November 30, 2017

    Can you send a screenshot of the UI with the modified properties of all the layers and effects you are using showing (u key twice). As long as you have everything on the same layer and things are properly selected the custom names should come through.

    I'm using the latest builds of CS6 through CC 2018. OSX 10.13.1

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