Creating motion graphics is easier and faster with the Properties panel. Use this to quickly access the important properties of selected Text and Shape layers in the timeline without twirling open multiple layer hierarchies or opening a different panel. It improves the accessibility of layer properties that speed up your workflows.
Shape Properties and Shape Transforms
Access and work with the selected shape and its Shape Properties and Shape Transform without having to change the view of your timeline or toggle down properties.
Text, Paragraph, and Text Animation
Work with all the Text and Paragraph properties from your selected Text layer. Update your font, change your fill and stroke, set your paragraph alignment, and even add text animations, all without needing to switch between panels.
Layer Transform
Use the Properties panel to access and work with the selected layer transforms, including Anchor Point, Position, Scale, Rotation, and Opacity.
After Effects now attempts to identify effects potentially interfering with your project workflow and forcing the application to crash. You can use the Effect Manager notification on the next startup to keep it enabled and proceed as-is or disable the identified effects before proceeding with your work. This can save you a lot of time, as you won't have to continually deal with the issues caused by problematic effects.
You can also use the Manage Effects under the Effects menu to view a list of all your installed effects and disable any effects on the next startup.
Use the Startup & Repair panel under Preferences to troubleshoot your set preferences in After Effects without changing or removing them or starting over from scratch.
Start in Safe Mode
Launch After Effects once using only the default After Effects preferences and disabled third-party plugins. It helps you identify if any of your current set preferences are corrupt and need a reset.
Empty All Caches
Empty all After Effects cache folders. This action can resolve certain startup issues as well as clear up additional storage space.
Reset All Preferences To Defaults
Reset all preferences to defaults permanently.
Reveal Preferences in Finder
Navigate directly to the locally saved After Effects preferences file.
Migrate Previous Version Preferences
Migrate all preferences from previous After Effects versions to the current one.
Sort filenames in the project panel using a more natural method that works better for names with numbers.
You can now snap layers in 3D space while dragging the constrained X, Y, and Z position handles of the 3D Gizmo. This includes the XY, XZ, and YZ combo handles of the 3D position gizmo.
With this new improvement for 3D workflows in After Effects, you can use snapping, both constrained and non-constrained while working with 3D model layers.
The new Track Matte pick whip icon is designed for you to easily differentiate it from the Parent & Link one. The new icon combines the pick whip shape with a hint of transparency grid and is effortlessly identifiable while working on your workflows.
After Effects now offers support for the footage shot on Sony VENICE 2 V2.00 and on iPhones in Cinematic mode.
Now in After Effects (Beta)
You can extract cameras and lights from GLB and GLTF models in a composition. When you import a 3D scene with camera and light data, After Effects automatically creates new camera and light layers. If the cameras or lights are animated, keyframes will be created too.