Select everything (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A) and copy (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C).
How many times have you needed to tweak a single property—only to realize it’s buried three levels deep inside a precomp? You double-click, edit, go back, and realize the keyframes are now disconnected from the main timeline. Frustrating, right?
/Applications/Adobe After Effects [Your Version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/
[Insert download link]
Paste the file into the folder. (This ensures the tool can be docked inside your workspace). Step 3: Allow Scripting Permissions Launch After Effects. Open Preferences > Scripting & Expressions .
: You need to hand over a clean, flat project file to another editor or client who prefers working on a single timeline.
In your main composition, select the precomp layer you want to un-precompose.
Navigate to: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [Your Version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\ Paste the file into this folder. macOS Installation: Copy the downloaded Un-Precompose.jsx (or .jsxbin ) file.
Offers options to prepend extracted layers with the name of the original pre-comp for easier tracking. How to Install & Use
Select everything (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A) and copy (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C).
How many times have you needed to tweak a single property—only to realize it’s buried three levels deep inside a precomp? You double-click, edit, go back, and realize the keyframes are now disconnected from the main timeline. Frustrating, right?
/Applications/Adobe After Effects [Your Version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/
[Insert download link]
Paste the file into the folder. (This ensures the tool can be docked inside your workspace). Step 3: Allow Scripting Permissions Launch After Effects. Open Preferences > Scripting & Expressions .
: You need to hand over a clean, flat project file to another editor or client who prefers working on a single timeline.
In your main composition, select the precomp layer you want to un-precompose.
Navigate to: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [Your Version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\ Paste the file into this folder. macOS Installation: Copy the downloaded Un-Precompose.jsx (or .jsxbin ) file.
Offers options to prepend extracted layers with the name of the original pre-comp for easier tracking. How to Install & Use





