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Ae - Copy/Paste Key frames across differents Layers

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December 7, 2018
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Good evening everyone,

Is there a way to copy Keyframes across different layers in one go?

I always have to select > copy per layer and paste individually.

if I select multiple layers keyframes, I create a copy of the layers instead.

Thank you for your help,

_Jessie

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Correct answer Martin_Ritter

This is only possible with scripts, sadly.

Motion v2 and KeyBoard are both capable of this. The function is called "clone" in both. Have a look at DUIK, too. I'm not sure it it's included, but maybe you are lucky - DUIK if for free.

Check AEScripts and aenhancers, too. Chances are high, that there are more scripts out there, doing this. Some might be for free, too.

*Martin

JohnColombo17100380

Community Manager

Hi @JBrouwers,

It took a while, but this is now possible in the Beta version of After Effects. Selecting the layers themselves will still allow you to copy the layer, but selecting keyframes and copy/pasting will paste only the keyframes.

Cheers,

- John, After Effects Engineering Team

Martin_RitterCorrect answer

Legend

This is only possible with scripts, sadly.

Motion v2 and KeyBoard are both capable of this. The function is called "clone" in both. Have a look at DUIK, too. I'm not sure it it's included, but maybe you are lucky - DUIK if for free.

Check AEScripts and aenhancers, too. Chances are high, that there are more scripts out there, doing this. Some might be for free, too.

*Martin

JBrouwersAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks for your answer Martin. Would you have a recommendation on how to learn AEscripts. I want to learn more about it

Thank you again - good weekend to you

J

Martin_Ritter

Legend

Not sure if I unterstood you correctly but that's AEscript main page:

After Effects Plugins - aescripts.com - aescripts + aeplugins - aescripts.com

And this might also be a good ressource to check for scripts:

https://www.aenhancers.com/

Cheers,

Martin

ScooterD76

Legend

You can copy keyframes from one layer to another, but only from only one property at a time

Warren Heaton

Community Expert

Actually, you can copy multiple properties. The paste action should result in the keyframes going onto the corresponding properties of the selected layer or layers.

If you haven't tried it yet, try copying to "like" properties. For example, the keyframes for Position can get copied to Anchor Point.

Although, sometimes rather than copy and paste it can be just as easy, or easier, to link the parameter on what would have been the paste Layer to the parameter on what would have been the copy Layer.

Warren Heaton

Community Expert

As you've probably noticed, you can copy from one layer and then paste to one layer or multiple layers but you cannot copy from multiple layers and then paste to one layer nor multiple layers.

Unfortunately, there's no method to tell AE which contents from which layers should go to which layers. It would be great if a dialog box appeared with a pick whip to draw between the copy from layers and the paste to layers.

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