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Reference a layer or comp without duplicating it
Hi
is there a way to reference a comp or layer without duplicating it? I mean I want to put an adjustment layer and that adjustment layer will act as a comp or a layer I reference in that same compthank you
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8 Replies
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More information needed… what is it are you trying to accomplish? Sounds like this might be something that should be done with a precomp that is used in more than one comp, but that is hard to tell without knowing the desired end result.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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actually, it will behave exactly like pre-comp but instead of doing that I want to have (for example) an effect I drag on solid and then reference a comp and it shows the content of that comp, I am actually trying to find a simpler way to make chromatic abortion without duplicating the comp
thank you
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Plugins make life simpler:
https://aescripts.com/efx-chromatic-aberration/
Or maybe this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubmOZX1B51A
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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I have seen this one before, but I am still looking how to reference a comp
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You can blend another layer with the current one with Blend effect.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
what that has to do with referencing a comp?
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If you’re already creating another layer to reference it, what’s so wrong with using a copy of the pre-comp?
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because the effect cannot be templated that way, it would require extra manual steps
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