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jordang71239565
jordang71239565
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January 31, 2017
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Mac Pinch Zoom in AfterEffects

  • January 31, 2017
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One of the features in AfterEffects I use more than anything, but notice the least out of all of them, was the pinch-zoom and two-finger scroll. I'm not sure if you can use these features on PC but if you've got a trackpad on your Mac, you've probably become just as dependent on this feature as I have. You can not only scroll and zoom on your preview, but you can scroll and zoom on your timeline as well, which is just the stuff dreams are made of.

But for some reason in AfterEffects, this amazing, intuitive feature has been removed/altered in the last 2 updates! I just installed the latest one this morning and the feature remains unfixed. I mean, you can still zoom on the preview but it just zooms in and out of 0,0 rather than centrally and certainly not where you put the cursor like before. And yes, the scroll works in the timeline, but the zooming isn't!

This feature isn't replaceable before you tell me to just use '+/-' instead. This is sacred.

My perfect resolve to this question is for someone to tell me there's a checkbox I need to go tick buried deep in the preferences somewhere.

If not:

ADOBE STOP SCREWING ME

Thank you

    Correct answer Mohamed Ali Ben Thaier

    Finalllyyyyyy it works in After Effect CC2019 (16.0.0).

    Thank you ADOBE   

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    adamneer
    adamneer
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    August 30, 2017

    I've actually NEVER had this much needed functionality with my Mac trackpad in AE. Pinch zoom has always worked (although WAY to sensitively) in Premiere's timeline, but never in AE, regardless of version or OS number. So if this is something that is supposed to work, Adobe has some MAJOR bugs in their input device coding in AE. That doesn't surprise me though, considering how many issues they've come across with Wacom tablets in AE and Photoshop over the past few years. I've only very recently begun giving 2017 a shot because of how much trouble it's been using my Wacom in anything post-2014.

      Kevin-Monahan
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      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 30, 2017

      Hi,

      Can everyone on this thread please file a bug? There is nothing currently written up in our database except for some fixed bugs that may have reared their ugly heads once more. If so, we're very sorry for that. Again, please file.

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      Benedikt Hottner
      Participant
      March 31, 2017

      I don't actually see it as a bug, somehow the feature just disappeared. Therefore I filled a add feature request.

      Just to be clear, I am not talking about the two finger up and down, or left and right gesture. I am talking about the pinch to zoom gesture, the one that is also used in illustrator to zoom in and out. In a recent version I was able to use this gesture to zoom in out of the timeline, just like I am when pressing alt, option plus the two finger zoom.
      I hope it is clear enough now. Excuse my bad english- I am from Germany.

      Benedikt Hottner

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      April 4, 2017

      Hi Benedikt Hottner,

      I could pinch/zoom on both my comp and timeline panels. Which version of OS X are you working with?

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 1, 2017

      Hi JordanG,

      Still seeing this annoying error? Please let us know.

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      February 2, 2017

      Hey there JordanG,

      Sorry for this annoying issue. I'll investigate what's going on here as what you're reporting does sound odd. While I do, please file a bug report so we can elevate this forum issue for you and get this fixed for others.

      Regards,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      Kevin-Monahan
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      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      February 2, 2017

      Hi JordanG,

      I did try this on my own MacBook Pro and I got the behavior where pinch and zoom moves in and out on the comp around the cursor. Can you trash preferences and try once more?

      Thanks so much!
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      mosesb1971
      Participant
      March 28, 2017

      Thanks for the reply Kevin, I'm happy to hear that it's probably just my system.

      The trouble is, I've been able to restore my preferences in previous versions of Aftereffects but I'm finding that those ways no longer work. Do you have any suggestions?


      Hey Kevin, you're not the only one experiencing this. I too use a track pad and recently lost my pinch/zoom abilities. I wasn't sure if it was an OS issue, but all of my other applications seem to be working fine. I just deleted After Effects along with the preferences and reinstalled it from the Cloud. No changes. I hope we get a solution real soon.  Thanks for starting the string JordanG; and thanks for looking into this Kevin at Adobe.

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