ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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Naming of copies
You can use the Duplicate command or the Copy and Paste commands to duplicate items selected in the Project,
Composition, Timeline, Layer, or Footage panel. You can use the Increment And Save command to save a copy of a
project. All of these commands automatically name the resulting duplicate and follow a set of enhanced naming
rules. The duplicate receives the same name as the original item followed by a number. For example, if you duplicate
a layer with “animism” as its name, the duplicate automatically receives “animism 2” as its name. If you duplicate the
original layer again or its duplicate, the new duplicate receives “animism 3” as its name.
If there are multiple items that use the same base name followed by a number, the item with the most digits deter-
mines how many digits are given to the duplicate’s name. The number assigned to the duplicate is determined by the
item with the greatest number. For example, if a composition contains layers with “cloud 0004” and “cloud 22” as
names, then duplicating either layer results in a layer with “cloud 0023” as its name.
Note:
If a layer hasn’t been named, the Timeline panel displays its source name in brackets in the Layer Names column,
for example, [foliage]. If you duplicate such a layer, the duplicate also has no name, so After Effects displays the same
bracketed name used for the original layer.
Organizing projects
Organizing footage in the Project panel
You can organize footage and compositions in the Project panel using folders. Solids are automatically placed in the
Solids folder. The folders you create in the Project panel exist only in the Project panel. You can expand a folder to
reveal its contents, or put folders inside other folders.
You can also use the Cut, Copy, Paste, and Duplicate commands on all items in the Project panel.
To organize footage items using folders
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To create a folder in the Project panel, choose File > New > New Folder, or click the Create Folder icon
at the
bottom of the Project panel.
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To move a file or folder into a Project folder, drag the file or folder from the Project panel list into a folder.
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To move a file or folder from a folder to the top level of the Project panel, drag the file or folder to the gray infor-
mation area at the top of the panel.
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To show or hide the contents of a folder, click the triangle to the left of the folder icon.
To manage footage items in the Project panel
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To display information about a footage item or composition, select it. Information is displayed at the top of the
Project panel next to the thumbnail image.
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To sort footage items by any column, click the column name in the Project panel. For example, click Type to sort
items by footage type.
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To rename a composition or folder, select the composition name or folder, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac
OS), type the new name, and then press Enter or Return again.
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To find footage items in the Project panel, choose File > Find, or click the binoculars
, type the name of the
footage item, and click OK. Select Find Missing Footage to locate all footage items that refer to a file that has been
moved, deleted, or renamed.
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To duplicate an item in the Project panel, select it and choose Edit > Duplicate.
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