I’ve spent the last 48 hours stress-testing on a mixed workflow of heavy 4K comps, dynamic linking with Premiere Pro, and third-party plugin chaos. Here is the deep, unfiltered truth. 1. The "Stability First" Mandate (Finally) Let’s address the elephant in the RAM. Version 24.0 was ambitious. It brought us the Properties Panel (game changer) and the OpenColorIO (OCIO) integration, but it also brought the dreaded beachball of death during simple text edits.
| Metric | AE 2023 (v23.6) | AE 2024 (24.0) | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | RAM Preview (First time) | 34 sec | 31 sec | 29 sec | | Render to ProRes | 1:12 min | 1:10 min | 1:01 min | | Purge & Reload | Slow | Slow | Noticeably faster |
Beneath the Surface of Adobe After Effects 2024 (24.1.0.78): Stability, Workflow, and the Quiet Revolution
