by jfcg·Workflow
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Reduce Footage Layers earns its place in the aescripts library for a narrow, practical job: clearing inactive footage layers from timelines without a destructive edit. The version 1.24 additions that list what was replaced with solids and what was removed give a useful record of the cleanup.
Reduce Footage Layers is a script from developer jfcg for After Effects, built around non-destructive cleaning of inactive footage layers from your timelines. The focus is on inactive footage layers, handled without a destructive edit to your composition.
As of version 1.24, released May 30, 2025, the script can display a list of unused footage that has been replaced with solids, along with a list of what footage has been removed. Earlier, version 1.23 fixed an issue with the unintentional replacement of offset trackmattes, and the initial 1.22 release shipped in March 2019.
Reduce Footage Layers is compatible with After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, plus the CC 2019, CC 2018, and CC 2017 releases. A demo video is available, and the developer's aescripts page carries the full changelog and current details.
Reduce Footage Layers is best for after Effects users who want to clean inactive footage layers from their timelines non-destructively.
Reduce Footage Layers is completely free to download and use.
Reduce Footage Layers supports After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, along with the CC 2019, CC 2018, and CC 2017 releases. Version 1.24 was made compatible with all of these After Effects versions, so users running current or older installations can add the script to their setup. For the most current compatibility details before you download, check the developer's aescripts page.
Reduce Footage Layers is listed as free in this catalog. Because licensing terms can change over time, the developer's aescripts page is the place to confirm the current terms before you download. The listing here covers the non-destructive cleaning of inactive footage layers from your timelines across the supported After Effects versions, and a demo video is available if you want a look at the script beforehand.
Reduce Footage Layers handles the cleaning of inactive footage layers non-destructively, so the process is aimed at tidying timelines without a destructive edit. As of version 1.24, the script can display lists of unused footage that has been replaced with solids, along with what footage has been removed, giving you a record of the changes made to your composition. Full changelog details are on the developer's aescripts page.
Reduce Footage Layers version 1.24, released on May 30, 2025, was made compatible with all listed After Effects versions and adds displays that list unused footage which has been replaced with solids, as well as what footage has been removed. An earlier update, 1.23, fixed an issue with the unintentional replacement of offset trackmattes. The initial release, 1.22, arrived in March 2019. Full changelog details are on the developer's aescripts page.
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