• Adobe After Effects

  how to duplicate comp?

  Posted by Eric Viebe on June 13, 2013 at 10:02 am

  how can i duplicate a composition and change its properties without effecting the first one properties?
  i allways get the same picture twice even if i duplicate the composition from the project window.i must be linked some how to the other comp.

  John Cuevas replied 12 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Marco Conceicao

  June 13, 2013 at 10:18 am

  Hi Eric.

  1) In the project panel select your composition, 1 left click.
  2) Then, on windows, press CTRL+D. A perfect but independent copy should appear.

  Is it what yoou need?
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  Tielman Dewaele

  June 13, 2013 at 11:41 am

  Duplicate the precomp in the timeline. duplicate the precomp in the project window. rename it. change the properties there. and repclace it(alt+drop) over the duplicated precomp in the timeline.
  Hope then makes sence.

  T

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  John Cuevas

  June 13, 2013 at 1:58 pm

  Are you duplicating a precomp in the project window, because after duplicating it, a new version isn’t automatically opened up in the timeline, you will still be working in the original until you open up the new duplicate(a mistake I make often)

  There’s a great script, True Comp Duplicator, that makes complete duplicates of a compe and it’s precomps creating new links, you might want to check it out.

  Johnny Cuevas, Editor
  Thinkck.com

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