smooth zooming via mouse

[AdamElder]

Instead of jumping in intervals when zooming, I'd very much prefer a smooth means of zooming to go along with the smooth panning we have. Its one of the experience pleasantries I have with other apps and wish it were in AE as well.

Its nice for when dealing with details. Roto, checking key edges, etc.

[Eugene Afanasiev]

Right now it is limited to 800% in 4K composition.

[Eugene Afanasiev]

Down to pixels, like in PS would be perfect.

[Eugene Afanasiev]

Also, please, add smooth animated zoom-in by mouse scrolling.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

If it can 'fit up to' (i.e. 63.4%) Why can't we just choose? Annoying me for years! I just wan't to be able to fit the canvas the way I want... 100% and then 50% is as huge increment! I just want to say 80% and lock it there, with a little great around it... I just can't understand why this is still an issue....

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Smoother Zooming in + out by hand, for example by holding alt + middle mouse button, would also be a great addition to this to make quick fine adjustments to the canvas

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

AE and AN should have smooth zoom on stage (Ctrl+Spacebar+Mouseclic) like PS and AI. That is a basic but powerfull thing.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

AE and AN should have smooth zoom on stage (Ctrl+Spacebar+Mouseclic) like PS and AI. That is a basic but powerfull thing.

[Eugene Afanasiev]

And PP
And the abilitity to zoom in to the pixels, not up to 1600% max at 1080p res and up to 800 in 4K!

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Can't believe this doesn't have more votes!!
Going to try an experiment - I'll post the same idea, but with a different name, just in case?

"Variable magnification in composition window"

[charlesbevan]

Also see MochaAE for reference.

[Roei Tzoref]

we need it very much. here's a demonstration:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zs4HthJiaE2jQ_VjXw9YIn2aqu2Ai-ke/view?usp=drivesdk

[Duca Simone Luchini]

100% AGREE!
It'r really incredible (and stupid...) that Adobe never fixed this!

[PanBeep]

Well, we have to wait till 2030. They just can't fulfill clients wishes in one release.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

How about Scrubby Zoom?

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

You could add a finer zoom in the viewport, such as in Photoshop or Illustrator.

[Martin_Ritter]

Would love to see this!

At least, give us 75% instead of only 100 and 50% (and decreasing).

[Martin_Ritter]

This was similar requested many times.

Let's keep it easy for the beginning - not asking for

- dynamic zoom like in Illustrator
- or finer zoom control

JUST add 75% zoom level.


50% is so small, 100% cuts of the edges. 75% would be such a pleasure to work with!

[TaranVH]

so, the reason they don't do this, is because the Nearest Neighbor scaling that is used for the window, only works for integer scaling. (x1, x2, x3, x4 etc.)
With a nearest/bilinear hybrid (also know as sharp bilinear) your pixel edges get blended together.
Combined with a perfectly smooth zoom ability, you'd never be seeing what your canvas actually looks like.... just a fuzzier version of it.
Here you can see a full explanation, (though it is to do with scaling within AE, not scaling of the main window itself.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKV1JFE0_Nk

Anyway, Adobe, if you do put this feature in, for the love of God, put in the option to turn it off, and go back to the way it works now. Many of us do NOT want a smooth zoom.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Echoing other comments, but to put it in the language of the UI in other products: scrubby zoom in the comp/footage/layer windows. I go and work on something in Ps or Ai where I can easily zoom in and out with mouse/tablet input, and immediately I come back and have to bang my head on the stepwise zoom in Ae.

[charlesbevan]

i.e. Mocha AE

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I'd like to see 75% View Window Size within Composition view.

On 24" monitors (I've four together), 50% is too small, Fit up to 100% (which is 83.2% for me) is too big.

I'd love you to add 75% to the pop-up

[nekosans53820465]

have a dynamic zoom on After Effects, like on Illustrator or Photoshop ...

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I would be fine if it was just possible to view the comp with 75% and 150% zoom.
(even thou the AA between pixels then is not perfect.)

[cocoua]

Someone is having a lot of fun in Adobe about this weird decision of not offering custom zoom, the soft obviously can, the users obviously need it, every all other soft offers it, so only conclusion is a very old and very grumpy exec is blocking it.
Waiting for the ghost of the past Xmast.

[sassoFoto]

Custom ZOOM factor.
Canvas that is too large to use 'fit' is also too small to see at 50% or 100%.