After Effects feature summary (August 2024 release)

Last updated on Aug 21, 2024

The August 2024 (24.6) release presents workflow improvements and important fixes in After Effects.

Fixes aimed to improve efficiency and performance

The latest improvements and fixes in After Effects make it easier and faster to work on your projects, helping you get things done more quickly and efficiently. These include improvements for the following:

View all the fixes and improvements included in After Effects 24.6.

New text scripting hooks for font management

The new scripting hooks have been designed to improve control over font synchronization and replacement using the After Effects API. These updates allow for more effective management of fonts within your projects.

Text scripting hook	Description
app.fonts.mruFontFamilyList	This read-write property is an array of Font Family names that is used by the CharPanel and others to initialize their Most Recently Used (MRU) font list.
app.fonts.favoriteFontFamilyList	This read-write property is an array of Font Family names which is used by the CharPanel and others to initialize the favorites font list.
app.fonts.freezeSyncSubstitutedFonts	This read-write property is a boolean that disables the automatic font sync from Adobe Fonts when something is found missing.
app.fonts.substitutedFontReplacementMatchPolicy	This read-write property is an enum that modifies or disables the automatic replacement of missing or substituted fonts with acceptable actual fonts.
app.fonts.fontsDuplicateByPostScriptName	This read-only property is an array in which each element is an array of Font objects, where the 0th element Font object is considered the primary Font object for the given PostScript name.
app.fonts.pollForAndPushNonSystemFontFoldersChanges	This function will trigger a check against the known non-system font folders, and if it's recognized that there has been a change, an asynchronous update to the font environment will be scheduled to process this change.

Explore the After Effects Scripting Guide for tips, tutorials, and more.

Import a file directly to a folder in the Project panel

Importing files directly into a folder in the Project panel in After Effects keeps things organized, reduces clutter, and makes managing assets both easier and more efficient.

In the Project panel, a folder called Background is selected and it has it's context menu open. Import option is selected and then File to start importing a new file to the folder directly. — Import directly into the folder to avoid having to manually move files to folders after importing.

Automate file naming with a new property and two new presets

Setting custom names and locations for your output files using the Output To options now includes two new file name presets – Comp Name and Aspect Ratio, which incorporates the composition name and its aspect ratio into the file name, and Render Next To Project File, which saves the rendered output in the same directory as the project file.

Additionally, a new property – Aspect Ratio is added when you use the File Name and Location Template dialog to create a custom naming convention for your output files.

The File Name and Location Template dialog box is open and Aspect Ratio is selected from the Property dropdown. This ensures that the aspect ratio of the composition is included in the file name when you render files. — When setting up custom names for your rendered files, you can now add the aspect ratio of the composition to the file name.

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