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January 3, 2025
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Is there something compared to AE's "Essential Graphics" in Photoshop?

  • January 3, 2025
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I'm still a beginner and I don't know if this is the right place to ask.

I wonder if there is an option/a function like Essential Graphics (or expressions) from After Effects in Photoshop. It would be nice to define some drop down menus to edit some texts, images and colors at once. Is that somehow possible in Photoshop?

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Conrad_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 3, 2025

Because you’re coming from After Effects, are you looking for the ability to create something like an Essential Graphics MOGRT (motion graphics template)? 

 

There isn’t exactly an equivalent in Photoshop. Currently, the closest equivalent is designing a graphics layout in Adobe InDesign, and saving that as an Adobe Express template. Then, someone using Adobe Express can open that template and adjust specific properties, replace text placeholders, etc. You can lock elements so others can’t change the basic layout of your template.

 

If instead you’re looking for a way to save time by applying a saved set of graphics properties to layers in Photoshop in one click, then you want to use the Styles panel (if not visible, choose the command Window > Styles).

Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 3, 2025

I had to look up AE Essential Graphics and, as best as I can tell, it is a panel that streamlines an AE Prem Pro workflow

 

https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/essential-graphics-panel

 

Can you be more specific about what you'd want/expect a Photoshop version to be?  

Would you use it in conjunction with another CC app?  Of for video or frame animations inside Photoshop?

The more information you can give, the better people will be able to answer.

Legend
January 3, 2025

Are you wanting a custom "menu" of Photoshop tools, or call After Effects?

You can create your own Workspace that includes Panel locations, keyboard shortcuts, menus, and Toolbar.

Path: Photoshop 2025>Window>Workspace>New Workspace...

Larry
Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 3, 2025

@dxvid411 Photoshop has a properties panel, which can be accessed from the Window menu