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kevina41766135
Inspiring
May 27, 2023
Question

Mask Stopwatch On by Default?

  • May 27, 2023
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90% of my masks, I'm going to be keyframing its path. So every time I make a new mask, I have to remember to click the stopwatch. Is there a way for this to just automatically happen every time I make a mask? Sometimes I forget to click the stopwatch and don't notice for a while that it hasn't been saving any of my keyframes.

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Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 27, 2023

Which version of After Effects under what operating system are you experiencing this with.

 

The setting for key-frames being enabled (the Time-vary Stopwatch) should remain enabled unless clicked again.

 

 

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kevina41766135Author
Inspiring
May 27, 2023

The latest version of AE (23.4.0) and Mac OS Ventura

 

But this isn't a bug, this is how it's always been. The stopwatch does remain enabled for the mask after I click it. I'm asking if there's a way to have the stopwatch automatically enabled any time I make a mask, so I don't have to click the stopwatch to enable it every single time I make a new mask.

Andrew Yoole
Andrew Yoole
Inspiring
May 27, 2023

No, unfortunately this isn't a controllable feature in AE. You always have to click the stopwatch first time  to activate keyftame animation. 

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