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  • Importing a project into another project

    Posted by Libbie Carr on May 4, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    I’ve been searching the internet for a while now and i’ve sifted through the forums to find a solution to my problem, but I can’t seem to resolve it!

    Basically, i’ve read that it’s possible to import a project (with all it’s layers, keyframes, cameras, effects etc) into another project, so basically combining the two.

    The problem i’m having is that when I try this, the project I am importing has no keyframes or cameras etc. It only has the layers.

    Am I supposed to be dragging the project file that I have imported onto the composition or something different? I’m feeling a bit lost and confused!

    (Sorry for the essay!) Thanks!

    Todd Kopriva replied 17 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Libbie Carr

    May 4, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    Yes, i’m importing the file via File>Import file into an already open project, double clicking the project file I want to import. And yes it comes into the Project window as a File.

    When I open the file, I can see all the layers from that project – except for cameras and lights. I’ve tried dragging the contents of that file onto the composition, but it has none of the effects when I look at it on the timeline. I’m fairly new to AE so forgive me if i’m missing something completely simple 🙂

  • Todd Kopriva

    May 4, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    See “Import and After Effects project” for instructions.

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