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Note: You can override some composition settings when rendering to final output. For example, you can use different frame sizes for the same
movie. For more information see
When you create a composition without changing settings in the Composition Settings dialog box, the new composition uses the settings from the
previous time that composition settings were set.
Note: New compositions do not inherit the previous Preserve Frame Rate When Nested Or In Render Queue and Preserve Resolution When
Nested settings.
You can create a set of After Effects compositions tailored for a selected set of devices by using the File > New Document In > After Effects
command in Adobe Device Central. See
In After Effects CS6, you can create a ray-traced 3D composition for working with extruded text and shape layers. See Creating a ray-traced 3D
composition.
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a folder is selected in the Project panel when you create a new composition, the new composition is placed in the selected folder.
Create a composition and manually set composition settings
Choose Composition > New Composition, or press Ctrl+N (Windows) or Command+N (Mac OS).
Create a composition from a single footage item
Drag the footage item to the Create A New Composition button
Selection.
Composition settings, including frame size (width and height) and pixel aspect ratio, are automatically set to match the characteristics of the
footage item.
Create a single composition from multiple footage items
1. Select footage items in the Project panel.
2. Drag the selected footage items to the Create A New Composition button
From Selection.
3. Select Single Composition and other settings in the New Composition From Selection dialog box:
Use Dimensions From
height) and pixel aspect ratio.
Still Duration The duration for the still images being added.
Add To Render Queue
Sequence Layers, Overlap, Duration, and Transition
of the transitions, and choose a transition type.
Create multiple compositions from multiple footage items
1. Select footage items in the Project panel.
2. Drag the selected footage items to the Create A New Composition button
From Selection.
3. Select Multiple Compositions and other settings in the New Composition From Selection dialog box:
Still Duration The duration of the compositions created from still images.
Add To Render Queue
Duplicate a composition
1. Select the composition in the Project panel.
2. Choose Edit > Duplicate or press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS).
Create compositions for playback on mobile devices
Screen dimensions and video frame rates vary from one mobile device to another. Adobe Device Central contains a database of device profiles
that provide information about these characteristics. Using this information, you can create movies that play correctly and look as you intend on the
mobile devices that you choose.
For information on acquiring footage for playback on mobile devices, see
Render settings and Output modules and output module
Create compositions for playback on mobile
redefinery website that creates and saves a new project for each selected composition in the current project. If
Choose the footage item from which the new composition gets composition settings, including frame size (width and
Add the new composition to the render queue.
Add the new compositions to the render queue.
settings.
devices.
at the bottom of the Project panel or choose File > New Comp From
at the bottom of the Project panel, or choose File > New Comp
Arrange the layers in a sequence, optionally overlap them in time, set the duration
at the bottom of the Project panel, or choose File > New Comp
Planning for playback on computer monitors and mobile
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devices.