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corner of each view (such as Top or Right) to indicate which view is associated with which camera perspective. To hide these labels, choose
Show 3D Labels from the Composition panel menu: Choose a 3D view
When you click the Current Time control in the upper-left corner of the Timeline panel, you can now enter a time directly in the box instead of
opening the Go To Time dialog box:
Move the current-time indicator (CTI)
When you click the Time Navigator in the Timeline panel, the Info panel shows the times of the beginning and end of the Time Navigator
duration:
Zoom in or out in time for a composition
When you click the Work Area bar in the Timeline panel, the Info panel shows the times of the beginning and end of the work area. The
length (duration) of the work area is also shown:
Work area
Default audio preview duration (Preferences > Previews) is now 30 seconds: Preview video and audio
The resolution (down-sample factor) of a Layer viewer is now tied to the resolution of the Composition viewer for the composition in which the
layer is contained: Resolution
Removed Wireframe preview.
Animation and keyframes changes
When you place the pointer over a vertex (keyframe) in the Graph Editor, a tooltip now displays the layer name, property name, time, and
value: View or edit a keyframe value
Color changes
In the View > Simulate Output menu, Macintosh RGB and Windows RGB have changed to Legacy Macintosh RGB (Gamma 1.8) and
Internet Standard RGB (sRGB). This change corresponds with a change in gamma from 1.8 to 2.2 for Mac OS version 10.6 and later:
Gamma and tone response
Drawing, painting, and paths changes
Added the Path Point Size preference, which specifies the size of Bezier direction handles and vertices for masks and shapes, direction
handles for motion paths, and some effect control points: General preferences
Selecting vertices, direction handles, and effect control points is easier. Instead of needing to click directly on the point, you can click within a
small area around each point:
Select masks, segments, and vertices
Using Create Masks From Text now trims the new layer to match the original: Create shapes or masks from text characters
When you change a mask path color, the new color is used as the default mask path color for new masks: Change mask path color
Text changes
Added ability to orient each text character around its anchor point toward the active camera with Orient Each Character Independently option
in Auto-Orientation dialog box:
Per-character 3D text properties
When you select certain properties in the Timeline panel for a text animation, anchors points are now shown in the Composition panel: Text
anchor point properties
Added No Break command in Character panel menu to create nonbreaking spaces: Create a non-breaking space
You can now enable or disable the Path Options for a text layer by clicking the visibility (eyeball) switch for the Path Options property:
Creating and animating text on a path
Double-clicking a Type tool creates a new text layer: Enter point text
Transparency, opacity, and compositing changes
After Effects now premultiplies channels with black when creating FLV files with transparency, which solves problems with fringes and halos
in Flash and Flash Player: Alpha channel interpretation: premultiplied or straight
Effects and animation presets changes
New Color Correction effects based on Photoshop adjustment layer types. When you import PSD files with these adjustments, they are
preserved:
Black & White effect
Selective Color effect
Vibrance effect
The results of changes in the Curves effect are now shown as you drag in the Effect Controls panel, rather than only being shown when you
release the mouse button: Curves effect