After Effects changelog https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:19:13 -0400 Rss Everything 360 7fb4462c996c54d43b53165f6ae3db04 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:30:33 -0500 Fixed issues in the January 2026 release (version 26.0) After Effects no longer crashes when selecting the October India Compressed Hairline font.  Line breaks are now preserved when scripting marker comments that include carriage return characters. Scale, Rotation, and Orientation values now update live in the Properties panel as you adjust layers in the Composition viewer. Undoing a change to a Light’s falloff type now correctly updates the visibility of the falloff controls. Using expressions to create variable font animations no longer slows performance or creates...
  • Clearing the preferences from Startup and Repair no longer crashes After Effects.
  • In the Properties panel, the Fill and Stroke colors no longer reset when switching from solid color to gradient and back.
  • In the Properties panel, Stroke controls now correctly toggle when the Stroke checkbox is changed. 
  • Changing the frame rate of a composition no longer causes the UI to freeze or lag.
  • Keyframes on time stretched response design now correctly follow the cursor when dragged. 
  • Blocked older version of Animation Composer that caused After Effects to crash. 

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         4cde8e239fe383448f4167f1b2f12af8 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:10:35 -0400 Fixed issues in the October 2023 release (version 24.0.2)
  • Keyframes applied from presets should no longer appear offset from the Current Time Indicator location in the timeline.
  • Projects created in After Effects Beta builds containing 3D models will no longer open in 24.0.2 to avoid possible loss of layers from a composition.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         9be0dbbe222b9f183cc8f2ab461bb21e Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:10:26 -0400 Fixed issues in the October 2023 release (version 24.0.1)
  • Fixed an issue where adding keyframes to multiple layers using keyboard shortcuts required multiple undos to reverse the single action of adding the keyframes.
  • Improved experience when After Effects fails to start on macOS Sonoma 14.
  • Applying or pasting keyframes containing multiple properties such as Scale, Position, and Rotation works as expected.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         cdde4ecfa299ed1944beb112ba6e6318 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:10:20 -0400 Fixed issues in the October 2023 release (version 24.0)
  • Hide After Effects on macOS 13 and later now works consistently.
  • Resolved a performance slowdown that occurs when revealing many property streams from the Properties panel.
  • When using the Cinema 4D renderer, After Effects no longer shows the ‘zero denominator comparing ratios’ error when trying to preview. 
  • CPU and GPU render for the Fill effect no longer mismatch when All Masks is checked, but the layer has no masks.
  • The video layer no longer freezes when the Shadow/Highlight effect is applied, and Effect Opacity is set to 0.
  • Improved performance of the CC Particle World effect when using animated textured particles.
  • Added Shutter Phase control in the CC Force Motion Blur effect and fixed potential invalid RGB values up zero alpha pixels in 32 and 16 bpc.
  • Fixed UI issues on macOS for the CC Split 2 effect.
  • Fixed potential invalid RGB values up zero alpha pixels in 32 and 16 bpc for the CC Power Pin effect.
  • Fixed potential invalid RGB values up zero alpha pixels in 32 and 16 bpc for the CC Light Burst 2.5 effect.
  • Fixed incorrect area sampling radius when using the CC Ball Action effect.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         d94b5790ea2f608af45e145b2fdc8181 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:10:16 -0400 Fixed issues in the May 2024 release (version 23.6.6)
  • Cycore (CC) effects now work on macOS 11 installations.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         625c0d646cfffac2142d01a24bb05396 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:10:11 -0400 Fixed issues in the August 2023 release (version 23.6)
  • Modifying the keyboard shortcuts for the Zoom In or Zoom Out commands for the Composition panel no longer causes the shortcuts to stop working. 
  • In the Properties panel, choosing Reveal in Timeline for the Position property when multiple layers are selected now reveals the property for all selected layers. 
  • In the Properties panel, clicking on the value of a property with an expression applied now correctly shows the pre-expression value. 
  • Using Shift+J or K to navigate the Timeline panel works as expected when After Effects is installed in non-English languages. 
  • After Effects no longer crashes when previewing for a long time with Draft 3D enabled.
  • After Effects no longer crashes when a script uses callbacks.callbackData.
  • Holding the Shift key while dragging the rotate handles of the 3D gizmo now constrains rotation to 5 degree increments instead of 45 degrees.
  • Duplicating both a layer and the track matte layer assigned to it now updates the track matte reference to the duplicated layer.
  • In the Properties panel, the Layer Contents window now auto-scrolls if necessary when you select a shape in the Timeline panel.
  • Reassigning certain keyboard shortcuts that have a default command assignment in the After Effects Menu bar (For example, Ctrl+Z for undo) now executes the new command instead of the default command.
  • The Roto Brush effect no longer causes After Effects to crash in certain cases where multi-threaded rendering fails.
  • In the Properties panel, changing stroke properties after changing stroke color type no longer shows an error.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         aa8627dbe6fc250e327ef1b4613c5bcb Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:10:00 -0400 Fixed issues in the June 2023 release (version 23.5)
  • If multiple Fills or Strokes are applied to a Shape group, the Properties panel now shows the first Fill or Stroke with an info icon indicating more Fills or Strokes exist.
  • The Properties panel now snaps to its default width when part of a stacked panel group.
  • Changes made to Shape layer Fills and Strokes using the Properties panel are now applied to new Shape layers.
  • Rotation controls values in the Properties are drawn correctly after making edits to layer properties.
  • When making changes to multiple Text layers using the Text section menu, a single undo will now revert the changes for all selected layers.
  • Stroke Width is no longer reset to previous values when changing the Stroke type from None to Solid using the Properties panel.
  • Using the Cmd or Ctrl modifier keys to scrub by increments of .1 is now supported by Rotation properties in the Properties panel.
  • Absolute math operations are now supported for Rotation properties in the Properties panel.
  • When setting multiple Text layers to the same typeface using the Properties panel, the selected typeface is now correctly displayed.
  • The correct color values are now shown opening the Gradient dialog from the Properties panel after reordering multiple Gradient Fills or Strokes on a Shape layer.
  • After Effects no longers crashes while rendering the Bevel and Emboss Layer Style with Multi-Frame rendering enabled.
  • The Composition Profiler no longer causes After Effects to hang in some cases.
  • Audio preview now works when the Composition panel view is set to show two or four views.
  • Audio waveforms are correctly displayed for dynamically-linked Premiere Pro sequences, whereas previous versions might fail to show waveforms or give an "Audio conforming failed" error.
  • Variable fonts installed from Adobe Fonts now activate and sync properly in After Effects.
  • Variable fonts with custom PostScript names now work with Expressions and Scripting.
  • After Effects no longer crashes when using Apple's SF Pro and New York Fonts.
  • After Effects no longer crashes in multiple situations involving the Character panel, specific variable fonts, duplicate fonts, and missing fonts, amongst others.
  • Improved performance in the Character panel: custom variable fonts now display properly, duplicate font families are now supported, and Show English Font Names changes are respected in Favorites.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         9991d259215da414043c923835ca6cb4 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:56 -0400 Fixed issues in the May 2023 release (version 23.4)
  • Fixed an issue that caused some options from the camera submenu to be greyed out. 
  • Fixed an issue where 12-bit color DNxHR HQX video in MXF files was being decoded as 8-bit.
  • Fixed an issue where Media Browser favorites were not being saved.
  • Fixed an issue with migrating preferences that caused After Effects to become unresponsive.
  • Fixed an issue with the render engine that caused After Effects to crash when choosing a folder from Watch Folder in the file menu.
  • Fixed an issue with Puppet Tool that caused After Effects to crash when changing the engine from Advanced to Legacy. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused a ‘zero denominator in ratio addition.’ error when dragging the anchor point of a shape layer in 3D space.
  • Fixed an issue that caused MXF assets with Alpha Channel to not be transparent.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to hang when collecting files that contain a Cinema 4D file in composition. 
  • Fixed rendering notifications for non-English OS languages.
  • Fixed an issue where footage containing audio using 16kHz, 64kHz, 88.2kHz, or 176.4kHz Sample Rates would not play or export correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where After Effects could crash when using a Wacom Tablet with Paint and Brush tools.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         32b65aebbe8f8c087857d304a605353e Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:49 -0400 Fixed issues in the March 2023 release (version 23.3)
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when using certain MXF format files. 
  • Fixed an issue where migrating preferences from the n-2 version did not migrate workspaces and keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Adobe Illustrator files imported from Creative Cloud Libraries to be renamed.
  • Fixed an issue with long library file paths causing the import to a project to fail.
  • Fixed an issue where OCIO color management didn't update the display color space when the project color bit depth was changed. 
  • Fixed an issue where ICC profiles were embedded in still exports (JPEG, PNG) when OCIO color management was in use. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused the RGBA channel to be available for unsupported formats in Output Module Settings.
  • Fixed an issue with the Expression editor that caused text selection to be offset from the cursor.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Expression editor to display incorrect font.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when applying Look LUT from Creative Cloud Libraries.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when resizing panels with EGP hidden behind another panel.
  • Fixed an issue where dropdown controls had stopped working in third-party panels.
  • Fixed an issue where PSD-based layers showed "Zero denominator comparing ratios" errors.
  • The gradient dialog is now color managed and will display accurate colors when project color management is enabled.
  • Embedded images in Adobe Illustrator documents animate more smoothly.
  • Additional improvements to the performance of scrubbing the Current Time Indicator on Windows devices.
  • Fixed Cinema 4D issues:
    • Crash when extracting data from Cinema 4D scene.
    • Switching back to After Effects from Cinema 4D.
    • Connecting to the Cineware Renderer failed.
    • Redshift materials are not displaying in the Draft mode.
    • Non-ASCII characters in lists.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         7bac91e210bb2f1db70517a3c11c504d Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:46 -0400 Fixed issues in the February 2023 release (version 23.2.1)
  • Fixed an issue that could cause layers and keyframes to update slowly while being moved around the timeline.
  • Fixed an issue where MXF files with non-English filenames failed to import, instead showing an error - "Failed to import. Unsupported format or damaged file."
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when using Roto Brush version 2.0 and Quality set to Best on macOS Ventura (version 13) on Apple silicon hardware.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         b5af60fb9bb0061b002b4387e83e39dd Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:38 -0400 Fixed issues in the February 2023 release (version 23.2)
  • Fixed issue that caused H.264 and HEVC exports to fail when the export location name used double-byte characters, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or extended ASCII characters, like accents and umlauts.  
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash on Windows devices when using Chinese characters in text layers.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed users to create new C4D layers when Cinema 4D wasn’t installed.
  • Fixed an issue that caused an error when saving the project with a media replacement control and a track matte.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to hang after presenting modal dialogs. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused a delay in closing After Effects projects. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when enabling any of the Simulate Output profiles with HW acceleration enabled.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from canceling an ongoing import of media files into the project.
  • Fixed an issue that slowed or interrupted CAF processing when Cache Frames When Idle was active.
  • Fixed an issue with Selectable Track Mattes when clicking and dragging on Alpha/Luma/Invert icons didn’t change settings on multiple layers.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented AErender from showing progress with interlaced render settings.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         98776da490db2ca7a0ce730e53e755b8 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:34 -0400 Fixed issues in the December 2022 release (version 23.1)
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to show low memory warnings during preview. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused the "Save as" dialog to close on machines with macOS 13 Ventura if arrow keys were pressed.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when opening Cinema 4D projects.  
  • Fixed an issue that caused the "Unable to obtain dynamiclink server" error when applying Warp Stabilizer VFX effect.
  • Fixed an issue that caused a long delay when closing large projects. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused a long delay when trying to quit After Effects while the cache was full. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when converting the PSD text layer to editable text through the layer timeline context menu. 
  • Fixed an issue with H.264 encoding that caused low audio bitrate when one render item used multiple output modules. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused the animation preset "Fade In+Out – Frames" to fade in incorrectly when fade in frames number was set to 0. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused the "Map output for" field in the "Audio Output Mapping" preference to be empty. 
  • Fixed an issue with Keyboard Shortcuts that caused commands to be not added back when commands with the same name existed in other sections. 
  • Fixed an issue that caused Keyboard Shortcuts for zooming Effects Control panel to not work.
  • Fixed an issue with 3D Transform Gizmo that caused the central handle to not work properly.
  • Fixed an issue with Classic 3D that caused the Environment Layer menu item to be active despite the comp renderer not supporting it.
  • Fixed an issue with Draft 3D that caused transformed track matte layers to stretch to comp bounds for 2D layers. 
  • Fixed an issue with 3D Scene Navigation that caused 3D Reference Axes to move when using the hand tool in composition with Pixel Aspect ratio correction enabled.
  • Fixed an issue where saving a project for After Effects v22 or prior created a project that showed an extra track matte connection than what was present in the original project.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when clicking on "Reset" in the Lumetri Color Effect Control window.
  • Fixed an issue where changing the blending mode on a layer disabled visibility of the Layer above it.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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    ]]>         f6237c43171a6393ef0ac514a0509e4c Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:25 -0400 Fixed issues in the October 2022 release (version 23.0)
  • Fixed an issue where only five frames would render on machines with shared system/GPU memory, such as Apple silicon M1 machines. 
  • Fixed a crash when using the Cinema 4D renderer.
  • Fixed an issue where .fla files would not import.
  • Fixed an issue where Scripts would not run if a modal dialog were displayed.
  • Fixed a crash when executing complex layer/property expressions.
  • Fixed a crash when copying Camera options between Camera layers in the timeline.
  • Fixed an issue where the Application Menus on macOS may not work or act erratically if scripting or licensing dialog appeared during application startup.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when opening the project from the Home screen.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when opening preferences.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when the migrate preferences dialog was up.
  • Fixed an issue with loading workspaces that sometimes caused After Effects to crash on launch.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to become unresponsive and eventually crash when invalid characters are entered in the Timeline panel's 'Time duration' text field.
  • Fixed an issue that caused a memory leak followed by a crash when trying to quit After Effects.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when applying Roto-Brush with Refine Edge activated to a pre-composition.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when importing certain PSD files.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when applying some third-party effects to the adjustment layer with no rendering layers below it.
  • Fixed an issue that caused After Effects to crash when using certain third-party plugins from Trapcode Suite.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some operations to not work on sub-selected text from the text layer.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented selecting some characters on the text layer.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the cursor to draw in the wrong location when working with mixed paragraph directions.
  • Fixed an issue that caused more than one instance of After Effects to open when repeatedly clicking the Open button in CCD to launch it.
  • Fixed an issue with 3D Transform Gizmo where dragging bounding box Z handle on 3D layer scaled inversely from drag direction.

    • See: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

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