I’d be careful about the “don’t see happening” statements. ;-)
A rather large fraction of the After Effects team is working on performance improvements in this area right now. We hope to have something to show you next year.
From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Michael Murphy
Is there any way to improve/change this short of a core rewrite of the application (which I don't see happening!)?