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The Interface

Opening the Footage Tracker

Click Footage Tracker... in the CEP panel. The tracker window opens and loads all footage from the current AE project.

The Tree

The main area of the tracker is a tree view showing all footage organised into groups:

  • 3D Renders — EXR sequences and AOV passes
  • 2D Renders — Composited outputs
  • Playblasts — Animation previews
  • External — Footage not managed by Prism
  • Comps — Your After Effects compositions

Each footage item shows the following columns:

Column Description
Shot / Identifier / AOV The item name, organised hierarchically
Version The version currently in your AE project
Status Kitsu task status colour
Frame Range Footage frame range (highlights red if mismatched)
FPS Footage FPS (highlights red if mismatched)
Resolution Footage resolution

The Statistics Bar

At the bottom of the tracker, a bar shows:

  • Total footage count
  • Number of outdated versions
  • ⚠ Check Issues (N) button — appears when issues are detected (see Check Issues)

The Refresh Button

Click the ⟳ Refresh dropdown to reload data:

  • Footage — fast reload using cached Kitsu data
  • Kitsu — force a fresh fetch from the Kitsu server

Window Controls

  • 📌 Always on Top — Pin the tracker above AE. Click again to unpin. State is saved between sessions.
  • 📁 Export Archive — Export a JSON file with all footage information (useful for archiving or reporting)

Press Ctrl+Space to open a floating search bar. Type to filter the tree by Shot, Identifier, AOV, or Version. Wildcards supported (*, ?). Press Escape to close.

Right-click any footage item for quick navigation:

  • Reveal in Project — Selects and highlights the item in the AE Project panel. Useful when you need to find where a render lives without searching manually.
  • Reveal in Compositions — Shows every composition in the project that uses this footage. Helpful before swapping a version so you know what will be affected.

File Actions

Right-click any footage item for quick file access:

  • Open — Opens the footage file in its default application (e.g. DJV for EXR sequences)
  • Copy Path — Copies the full file path to your clipboard
  • Open in Explorer — Opens the containing folder in Windows Explorer

Bypass / Unbypass

Bypass hides an item from the tracker tree without removing it from your AE project. Use it to declutter the view when you have reference footage or old items you're keeping but not actively working with.

Right-click any item → Bypass to hide it, Unbypass to bring it back.