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September 28, 2022
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“option” + drag to duplicate keyframes and layers

  • September 28, 2022
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In a lot of Adobe programs, you can hold "option" (on mac) and drag a shape or layer to duplicate it. Except for AE, this is however a very fast and interactive way to duplicate something that could even be applied to effects, keyframes, etc.

Here is a demo video of how this would work: https://vimeo.com/137401276

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    Jaydude-wb
    Inspiring
    March 20, 2023

    Since ever, I would like to copy keyframes in a multilayer selection.

    And once in a while I try to alt drag keyframes to duplicate 'm (since this is common gesture to make duplicates of anything in a lot of applications).

     

    And now I think: maybe a combination of both is the ultimate way to make a dream come true!

    There won't be any confusion of how the duplicates will be pasted, since all of those will keep their tracks.

     

    Hope you can make this happen!

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    MGUX
    Participating Frequently
    September 28, 2022
    Agreed, basic workflow helpers like this would really help. After Effects is somewhat in the dark ages when it comes to stuff like this.
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    Neil5EFB
    New Participant
    September 28, 2022
    Yes please. Alt + drag on layers to duplicate would be such a smooth and efficient way to work.

    On a related note, how come I DO get the "+" icon appearing next to my cursor when I do it, when it doesn't work ?
    joeh17724451
    joeh17724451
    New Participant
    September 28, 2022
    Come on guys! This is killing workflow. Its natural to work in this way across all other apps. Give it a modifer if it needs it, but please! This needs to go in ASAP! It seems so basic. You cant copy and paste keyframes across multiple layers! This would solve that as the keyframes would already be selected, no guessing which layers to copy and paste to.. PLEASE!!!
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    natevplas
    Known Participant
    September 28, 2022
    Please, please make some quality-of-life improvements to keyframes! This is a great idea, but really anything that can be done to make masses of keyframes easier to duplicate, identify, and adjust would save everyone so much headache!
    Bassefrans
    Bassefrans
    Inspiring
    September 28, 2022
    This is such a stupid bug. Can't believe this is still an issue in 2021. This request has almost 400 votes! On their "Resolved"-list they have implemented request with ONE vote!

    Adobe Engineer Tim Kurkoski's solution to this request: "I'm wondering if this request needs to be split into two parts."

    I think your paycheck should be split into two parts so that you can hire someone who will actually do their job
    Bruno Quintin
    Bruno Quintin
    Inspiring
    September 28, 2022
    Alt/Option + drag = duplicate for keyframes, would allow to duplicate keys on several layers at the same time, which would be two enhancements in one. I can't wait to see it happen.

    Alt/Option + drag = duplicate, already works well for shapes inside a shape layer.
    wajktor
    wajktor
    New Participant
    September 28, 2022
    Please do that Adobe people. Thanks Sander for your time to visualize that
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    Mayank - Motion
    Participating Frequently
    September 28, 2022
    This is extremly important cause I do had developed the habit to option drag to copy but sometime I realize oh its after effects and it doesn't work the same.
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