{"id":41804,"date":"2025-01-22T20:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animation\/after-effects-latest-beta-lets-you-preview-hdr-comps\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T20:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:51:50","slug":"after-effects-latest-beta-lets-you-preview-hdr-comps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=41804","title":{"rendered":"After Effects\u2019 latest beta lets you preview HDR comps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s New in Premiere Pro &amp; After Effects (Beta) | 2025 Updates | Adobe Video\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6yX7e0Rtn-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Adobe\u2019s promo for the new betas of its video apps. The section on After Effects starts at 01:25.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adobe has released a new beta build of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/aftereffects.html\" target=\"_blank\">After Effects<\/a> that makes it possible to preview High Dynamic Range projects within the compositing and motion graphics software.<\/p>\n<p>The beta release also features a new caching system that is not restricted to the RAM on a user\u2019s machine, making it possible to play back longer compositions.<\/p>\n<p>Other current beta features include the option to customize the color of the software\u2019s transparency grid and panel backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preview comps in HDR with support for two common HDR formats<\/strong><br \/>The current beta reflects the increasing availability of HDR displays, even in non-specialist laptops, making it possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/hdr-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\">preview compositions in HDR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Artists can now import HDR media, place it in a composition, and preview the result in HDR.<\/p>\n<p>The beta build displays HDR video in a <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/hdr-preview.html#color-managed-formats\" target=\"_blank\">range of standard formats<\/a> in HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) and PQ (Perceptual Quantizer) color spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Users can preview HDR output on a local display, or an external display via <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/uk\/after-effects\/using\/video-preview-using-mercury-transmit.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mercury Transmit<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The changes should make it more practical for editors and motion graphics artists to work on HDR projects within After Effects, although many artists still rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/media-encoder.html\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Media Encoder<\/a> to export HDR content, as discussed in <a href=\"https:\/\/community.adobe.com\/t5\/after-effects-discussions\/how-to-export-hdr-colorspace-files-from-after-effects\/td-p\/14497859\" target=\"_blank\">this thread<\/a> on Adobe\u2019s Community site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New caching system makes it possible to preview longer projects<\/strong><br \/>The beta also <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/previewing.html#improved-disk-caching\" target=\"_blank\">reworks After Effects\u2019 caching system<\/a> to use the disk cache for rendered preview frames, rather than storing them solely in RAM.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting increase in cache capacity should make it possible to preview longer projects without having to wait for frames to render, and to preview projects at higher resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>Adobe also says that the change improves performance on less powerful systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other current After Effects beta features<\/strong><br \/>The current beta also includes features added before today\u2019s update, including the option to change the <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/uk\/after-effects\/using\/workspaces-panels-viewers.html#composition-panel-background-color\" target=\"_blank\">color of panel backgrounds<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/uk\/after-effects\/using\/preferences.html#transparency-settings\" target=\"_blank\">color and size of the transparency grid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other beta features include <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/uk\/after-effects\/using\/layer-properties.html#quick-set-anchor\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Set Anchor<\/a>, a new UI feature for setting the anchor point in 2D layers to common locations, including the corners and edge centers of the layer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price, system requirements and release date<\/strong><br \/>Beta builds of After Effects are available to subscribers via the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecloud.adobe.com\/apps\/download\/creative-cloud\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Cloud desktop app<\/a>. Adobe hasn\u2019t announced when the beta features will become available in a stable release.<\/p>\n<p>The current stable release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgchannel.com\/2024\/12\/adobe-releases-after-effects-25-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">After Effects 25.1<\/a> is available for Windows 10+ and macOS 12.0+ on a rental-only basis. Single-app After Effects subscriptions cost $34.49\/month or $263.88\/year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.adobe.com\/en\/publish\/2025\/01\/22\/adobe-introduces-major-new-updates-in-premiere-pro-beta-after-effects-beta-and-frame-io-ahead-of-2025-sundance-film-festival\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the new beta features in After Effects on Adobe\u2019s blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/uk\/after-effects\/using\/after-effects-beta.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read a full list of the current beta features in After Effects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Have your say on this story by following CG Channel on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cgchannel\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecgchannel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theCGchannel\" target=\"_blank\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>. As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we don\u2019t post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe\u2019s promo for the new betas of its video apps. The section on After Effects starts at 01:25. Adobe has released a new beta build of After Effects that makes it possible to preview High Dynamic Range projects within the compositing and motion graphics software. 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