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  • After Effects: View Options – Layer Controls – Turning off mysteriously

    Posted by Don Lavender on May 25, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    Hello. AE layer controls constantly is toggling off automatically at random times. I can find this happening up to 3-4 times a day. Does anyone know why this would happen? I’ve been experiencing this for a few months now and can’t figure out the cause. This has been frustrating to say the least and would love to know why.

    Thank you in advance.
    Don

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    John Mullins replied 6 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Walter Soyka

    May 25, 2016 at 6:52 pm

    There’s a hotkey for this toggle: Ctrl+Shift+H on a PC and Cmd+Shift+H on a Mac. The toggle is also a per-comp setting, not a global setting, so the appearance of layer controls may appear inconsistent if you’re bouncing back and forth between different comps.

    Walter Soyka
    Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
    Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
    @keenlive   |   RenderBreak [blog]   |   Profile [LinkedIn]

  • Don Lavender

    May 25, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    By chance would you know of any current bugs that would toggle layer controls visibility without hitting the hotkey?

    Thank you for your quick reply!

    Don

  • Walter Soyka

    May 26, 2016 at 11:59 am

    I haven’t been bitten by that, but if you can reproduce the issue, you should consider filing a bug report:
    https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

    Walter Soyka
    Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
    Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
    @keenlive   |   RenderBreak [blog]   |   Profile [LinkedIn]

  • John Mullins

    February 4, 2020 at 7:26 pm

    Thanks for this tip! It been driving me crazy for years.

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