Now that HDR is all the rage, we need better EXR support:
- import timecode from an EXR sequence, right now only writing timecode works during export. All imported sequences come in with a 00:00:00 timecode :/
- support for EXR specific metadata
- EXR in AE is still slowest in the industry. By my test it's 3x times slower than Nuke, and 8x times slower than Blender!!!. Come on, it's an open source program, just steal their importer ;)
- Can we set a default action to "interpret as linear light"? Right noe all EXRs always get in as linear, have to change the option on every clip manually :/

Currently, when using master properties within After Effects there's no easy way to "go back" to a regular tree of comp and pre-comps without losing the custom values applied to each instance of the master comp.

Suggestion:
Right-click menu to duplicate a comp that has been customized using master properties.
This would create duplicates of the selected master comp and all of its children/pre-comps with the custom master properties values applied to the appropriate source properties within those duplicates.

In short, something like True Comp Duplicator, but compatible with master comps: https://aescripts.com/true-comp-duplicator/

Expressions used inside the master comp and its children should be updated to the duplicated comp hierarchy.

If this can't be done, please at least give us scripting access to push/pull via Property method and/or source/path of a master property via Property attribute:
https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911311-after-effects/suggestions/36247414

We have over 150 LTTs in a PPro project, most of them referencing the same Comp in an AE file.
They worked fine in PPro 2018, but since upgrading to PPRo and AE 2019 they no longer function.
The PPro and AE project files have not changed names, nor have they been moved.
LTTs show "Media Pending" indefinitely until you launch the AE project on which the LTTs are sourced.
Once the AE project is loaded there is a very long delay, and eventually an error message: "Unknown Exception" at which point back in PPro the LTTs fail to "Media Offline"
Re-linking an offline LTT using PPro > Menu > File > Link Media... to the AE file returns to "Media Pending" and then after a long delay triggers another "Unknown Exception" in AE and fails back to "Media Offline"

AME should render frame sequences, using work area ranges, identical to AE. After all these years, it still doesn't, which makes AME and frame sequences, useless. You're forced to always render directly within AE.

For example a frame sequence within AE would name it
Comp 1_[#####].png The #### obviously representing the work area.

From AME it will render it as Comp 1_[#####]00.png, Comp 1_[#####]01.png

It ignores the #### and will ALWAYS start at 0. It won't name frame 1250, 1250 or frame 700, 700. It names it 0. It always starts at 0, no matter what the range is set to. Its been this way since you could add to a render queue. Its NEVER WORKED!!!!! And people have told Adobe about it for years, and nothing has been done. Shameful!!

Collect files is a handy feature when you just have one simple project to archive or pass to another artist. It becomes a nightmare when that happens 2 or 3 times and the folder hierarchy gets insanely deep and convoluted! I'm working on a project now where files don't actually get collected because they are so deep in the hierarchy that neither the Mac Finder nor Windows Explorer can even handle them. They just disappear! Please create a tool that can keep projects more organized. You could have options to arrange all video footage, images, Illustrator files, etc into their respective folders, for instance. Combine duplicate folder names into one, etc. Message me if you need more ideas!

Maybe some of the below requests are available now and I'm not aware or they are in development (cross fingers), but here they are:

Multiple core support... of course.

Trim layer like Premiere does it "Alt + arrows"

Paint EFFECT on Text Layers ...

Show Layer Styles in the Effects Panel like an effect (not forcing the user to navigate the layer controls to find them)

Have the option to choose between Icon (Thumbnail) or List view on the Project panel. Like premiere , and roll over a video file to scroll it ?

Show Layer Styles in the Effects Panel like an effect (not forcing the user to navigate the layer controls to find them).

Show Guides from an imported PSD document.

Collapse option Smart Objects from Photoshop (which are right now treated like bitmaps)

Shape layers from Photoshop must remain as AE shape layer not as a Solid with a Mask

Add AME templates to the Render Cue.

Show audio waveforms in Timeline without having to unfold properties thrice.

Layer Groups in Timeline (sometimes “Shy” is just NOT enough!)

Be able to change the height of a given layer in Timeline (like Premiere).

Thumbnails for layers on the Timeline.

Have the “Adjust composition duration” not only in the “move all attributes” option when Precomposing (like “Trim compose”).

Be able to choose precomp size either based on the scale of the objects or user definable.

Have the option to maintain the scale of a precomp based on the biggest object selected.

Multiple composition properties changer: Scale, FPS, Duration, etc.

Track individual vertices on masks and translate a vertex without affecting the track or editing every keyframe.

Shorcuts for shape layer properties : Scale, rotation etc ( double S for scale ? )

For God’s sake let us import Photoshop brushes already! ;-)

Paint on collapsed Illustrator files!

Fast drag to import all videos in a folder or audios (like Premiere).

Photoshop: Please add an Effects (Filters) window and search field (like After Effects)

Proper adjustement layer support for imported Photoshop files.

When importing image sequences, it would be best to collapse files to see them as one file (like Smoke or Nuke do).

Distorsion mesh, Power pin, Corner pin: Resize grid or handles to masked area, not the whole layer.

Being able to zoom in more than 800% in 2k and 400% on 4k

Why .h264 .mov files can’t be encoded at more than 2000px wide?

Have the option to choose between Icon (Thumbnail) or List view on the Project panel. Like premiere , and roll over a video file to scroll it.

START, END AND WORK Area Information ON THE COMPOSITION WINDOW. (And big numbers please)

Fade the color of a layer when its visibility is disabled (“The Eye” is not active). Like the “stretch negative” warning graphic.

Respect the color of layers when importing Photoshop documents into AE.

Include Premiere projects from Dynamic Link sequences when collecting files.

Dark menu bar like the rest of the UI (like Photoshop or Illustrator). from Render_Ricks

Show the anchor point of a layer while you are editing the mask

Ctrl + H to hide guides

Convert to editable text ....also on illustrator layers.

Respect a Group of layers inside Illustrator the same way it does from Photoshop (as a comp)

Thanks