Skip to main content
Participating Frequently
September 6, 2022
Question

How to apply Keyboard layout to After effect ?

  • September 6, 2022
  • 2 replies
  • 1109 views

Hello,

I've recently been using more and more after effect's shortcuts and I'm really used to defaults ones.

 

I've an AZERTY and because I'm working with my windows and after effects in English, AE Keyboard layout is being set to QWERTY. I really would like to be able to change that setup back to AZERTY.

 

I know I can change each shortcut on each setup, but because I'm working on too many computer I can't do that each time. What bothers me and why posting that question is it seems that the possibility exists. (screen below)

So apparently I can change my layout to AZERTY.

Once clicked, everything's fine with all the sortcuts I need and want.

But the moment I'm leaving the sortcut editor, the keyboard layout is being reset from FR to EN I have no idea why, if anybody has an idea on how make that work, would be awesome.

2 replies

Roland Kahlenberg
Legend
September 7, 2022

You can change keyboard layouts in the Top Right of AE's Keyboard Visualizer - see image below.

EDIT - Apologies - just realized you've already touched on this. In this case, If you are certain your OS is correctly set up, please file  Bug Report. 

 

 

Very Advanced After Effects Training | Adaptive & Responsive Toolkits | Intelligent Design Assets (IDAs) | MoGraph Design System DEV
Participant
January 10, 2025

Did something come out of this? Bc I have the same issue, just from German to English keyboard, I just don't get, why there is the option, but as soon as I've set it it's gone again...

Mylenium
Legend
September 6, 2022

Have you actually installed AE in French at least once before reverting back to English? This may simply be a resource problem with a keymap file being absent. Otherwise I'd check the permissions on the AE preferences folder and files. Perhaps it can't be saved to disk...

 

Mylenium

NixclawAuthor
Participating Frequently
September 6, 2022

No I don't think I ever did. I've another computer and I know people who get the same issue so it doesn't seems to be a localized issue.

Well maybe the keymap file is absent and not installed when EN version of AE is installed, but that's really inconvenient.