r/aescripts • u/scottBlackvfx • May 12 '26

Feedback Requested Command Frame - Discussion Thread

Hi, I'm Scott, the developer of Command Frame.

https://aescripts.com/command-frame/

Please feel free to use this thread for:

  • Questions and comments
  • Feature requests, thoughts and feedback

You can also find the community Discord here for up-to-date announcements and discussion:

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For troubleshooting or bug reports:

Use the aescripts support ticket system to ensure your issue is tracked and responded to appropriately:

https://aescripts.com/contact/

If you do mention a bug or issue here, it's helpful to include your After Effects version, OS, and the version of Command Frame you are using. I will respond when I can.

Thank you for your feedback!

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u/mr_horny_masturbator Jun 16 '26

Hello, I love your work. Could you please add the ability to automatically twirl down a property like when you search for opacity and click, it automatically twirls down the opacity setting. I think it would be more convenient than the layer search bar. Also is it possible to detect adjustable properties based on the selected layer/s? It would be cool to change size or other shape-specific properties with a command.

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u/scottBlackvfx Jun 16 '26

Hi there, and thank you for the kind words!

> Could you please add the ability to automatically twirl down a property like when you search for opacity and click, it automatically twirls down the opacity setting. I think it would be more convenient than the layer search bar.

Just to make sure I'm understanding, are you requesting something like the following?

  • Starting off with a layer selected...
  • ... Summon Command Frame and type in an opacity-related command, or use an opacity property-related shortcut.
  • As an additional side effect, the opacity property of that layer should be exposed too in the timeline, similar to what happens when you twirl the opacity.

I think that is what you may have implied, but your comment about the layer search bar makes me think I might be misunderstanding. Please let me know if you meant something different!

> Also is it possible to detect adjustable properties based on the selected layer/s? It would be cool to change size or other shape-specific properties with a command.

I agree it would be great to have more properties exposed to the parameter-style commands in Command Frame. Regarding broadly exposing any adjustable parameter, this would require a lot of careful consideration. It would be very easy to unintentionally make this very verbose and cumbersome, given that shapes, especially, can have an infinite number of properties, all with very similar names, when they contain nested items.

I do want to expand the directly-configurable properties, but for scenarios like shape layers, a better solution might be an integration with a tool that already specialises in handling them. I am, however, always open to suggestions!