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Feature Focus: Separated Dimensions Preference in After Effects Beta

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 9, 2022
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Hello everyone! I'm back to announce a new feature, available today in After Effects Beta 22.4x1!

Separated Dimensions Preference: You can now set AE to default to separated X, Y dimensions (for 2D layers) or separated X, Y, Z dimensions (for 3D layers) on position properties by enabling the new Separated Dimensions options in Preferences > General.

What We Want to Know
Does this feature improve your workflow? What would you change?

Thank you! We’re looking forward to your feedback

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Catie Bass

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Community Manager

Good evening all! We recently made some bug fixes to this feature and would love to hear how things are going -- any unexpected behavior or general usage concerns? General feature feedback is, of course, welcome as well!

Jose Panadero

Community Expert

The only thing that I'm a bit confused is when using tracking data. When I use Mocha and use the export option to a layer that has separate dimensions enabled, this layer doesn't receive any translation info.

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Catie Bass

Author

Community Manager

Can we please roll this into the latest stable build? I haven't been able to use the beta for some time so I would REALLY APPRECIATE having this critical timesaver included ASAP. Thank you!

Hi there @jackthegiantkiller ! Happy to tell you that the separated dimensions preference is now available in 22.4 -- it should be there waiting for you when you update. 🙂

User Voice update: https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911311-after-effects/suggestions/33841975-separate-dimensions-on-by-default

zsaaro

Inspiring

Thanks!

jackthegiantkiller

Inspiring

Oh my goodness this is great news, thank you, we have been begging for this for 4 years since the initial request on Uservoice. I just want to say that again...4 years...but I'm most grateful to finally have this. Now please, I beg you, try checking out some of the other Top Requests that haven't been acknowledged on Uservoice!

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Catie Bass

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Community Manager

Hi jackthegiantslayer, thanks so much for the feedback! Even though we can't always respond to Uservoice requests, I can assure you that we read every request that comes in (and we regularly review existing requests too). We really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us.

jackthegiantkiller

Inspiring

The problem is that you haven't responded to pretty much all the Top Requests, most of them have no acknowledgment nor any proof they are in progress or needing additional info. I would appreciate your team using just a wee bit of their time to communicate with their deeply frustrated users in here like other Adobe application teams manage to do.

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jakobEriksen

Known Participant

Great news. Thank you.

Importent:
Is must be seen as a bug if the separate dimensions option is missing when you right clicking on position.

First place to look:
Add the option to separate dimensions to "Point of interest" (two-node camera) and puppet pins. Especially the missing option for the puppet pins is a major pain.

Linking nulls to puppet pins just to get the option for animation X-Y with B-spline handles is not a solid solution.