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Catie BassCommunity Manager
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August 1, 2022
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Announcement: After Effects 23.0 and Project File Compatibility

  • August 1, 2022
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Hey beta users! 

 

Starting today (August 1), the After Effects beta will save in project version 23.0. This means that projects saved in the 23.0 beta will not be able to be opened in other versions of After Effects (including the 22.5 public release) without file conversion. 

 

If you need compatibility with 22.x or before, please follow the instructions below: 


  • Moving from v22.x to v23.0 - On opening a project in the 23.0 beta, you will be presented with a message that the project needs to be converted. Simply click “Ok”, and the project will be updated automatically. If you would like to preserve your 22.x version of the project, please be sure to “Save as” the 23.0 project so that you don't need to convert again in the future. 


  • Moving from v23.0 to earlier versions of After Effects (I.e. 22.x or below) - Please use the option Save As > Save a copy as v22/v18 to create a project that is compatible with older AE versions. 


We apologize for any inconvenience this causes you!

 

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    valeriet81668044
    Participating Frequently
    May 6, 2023

    It would be great for Adobe to create a converted or a program to downgrade recent projects into the AE version we want without having to do it in AE. I often download project that are recent, and I can't open them! I'm still on AE 2022 and can't upgrade for computer system reasons..

    Can you please make a program for that?

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      Warren Heaton10841144Community Expert
      Community Expert
      May 6, 2023

      @valeriet81668044 

       

      A stand alone app that can do project down-coversion is a great idea.  Or maybe a web based solution?  I think it would be very helpful if we could drag and drop an AEP to a web browser window, choose which version we want to be able to open it in, and then download the resulting AEP.  I'm guessing that whatever might prevent someone from being able to install and run the full version of After Effects to do a down-conversion might also prevent them installing and running a stand alone app that does the same thing.

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        valeriet81668044
        Participating Frequently
        May 7, 2023

        @nubnubbud 

        Since After Effects CS5.5 (version 10.5), we have been able to save a copy of an After Effects project file as an older version via File > Save As.  Are you seeing something different?




         

         


        ah yes, this I know of

        but if i'm on sierra mac and try to open a 2023 projet, i can't...that why an external program would be great.

          jackthegiantkiller
          jackthegiantkiller
          Inspiring
          August 4, 2022

          Ah, wish I had known before I started but glad there is a workaround!

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          Warren Heaton10841144Community Expert
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          August 5, 2022

          @jackthegiantkiller 

           

          It's not a workaround, but a feature that we have not had to use for a while.  

          Choose File > Save As to save a copy project as version 22.x or 18.x.

           

          As indicated in the original post, this creates a project file that is compatible with older versions of After Effects.

          I find it helpful to add a "_22" or "_18" in the project filename somewhere.

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