This is a request to revert the decision to always override effects parameters when copy/pasting effects of the same type in Effects Panel.
Existing flow:
- Make two layers with the same type of effect applied with different parameters between layers.
- Copy the effect in Effects Panel of Layer 1.
- Select Layer 2 to with existing effect of the same type.
- Paste copied effect using Cmd+V in the Effects Panel of Layer 2.
Result: the parameters of pasted effect from Layer 1 always override the parameters of existing effect over Layer 2.
Expected result: if the effect on Layer 2 is selected when pasting, the paramters of copied effect should override existing parameters; if it is not selected — pasted effect should be stacked as a new instance below.
This experience of copy/pasting effects is currently inconsistent — it changes depending when you paste over layer with one effect instance of the same type, or with more than one, and thus feels broken, and complicates usual workflow: for some reason, the apps logic now decides instead of me to override effect parameters on pasting. While previously it was my decision, as a user: if I select an existing effect instance and paste over it — I override its params, if no effect selected — I stack it as a new instance. As straightforward as it can be, and makes me feel in control.
Now it is more complicated to paste an effect from layer to layer if there's already an existing instance of same effect — I need to duplicate an existing instance first, then select it to make sure I'm overriding this one, not the first one, and only then paste.
Please consider reverting this change to described above expected behavior, as it makes me, as a user, to have control overy how I need to paste effects.
Related thread as bug report: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-bugs/copy-paste-effects-is-broken-after-update-to-ae-24...
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