What I am saying is that AE should have multiple ways of viewing and working with the content. Layers in a timeline with markers and/or “uber-twirl”. Process tree method with the flexibility that comes from determining your own rendering order and the visual way compositing steps are represented.
Any feature that allows a user to better their workflow (even if another user does not use that feature) is not toyish. I’m sure some people don’t use the unified window but instead pull off pallets and have them all over the desktop (not my thing) if it works for them – great.
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