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Duplicating Compositions in AE
Hey all,
Stuck on a problem that for some reason I can’t seem to get my head around.
I have a folder with a composition and a sub-folder containing 6 compositions that are nested in the top level folder composition. I’d like to be able to make changes to the text elements within this folder, but duplicate the folder (up to 6 times) and have the compositions within each work independently of one another. Currently, when I duplicate the folder and makes changes within the duplicate, it updates back to the original folder compositions as well.
Anyone know how to achieve this?
Thanks.
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3 Replies
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Try the True Comp Duplicator
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
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I use True Comp Duplicator, too. Great script! However, there is a free way:
Save your project.
Save as… and give it a new name (perhaps the name of the comp we’re duplicating).
Select the comp you want to duplicate, then File > Reduce Project. This eliminates everything not relevant to the current comp.
Save again.
Re-open the original project.
Import the second project into the first to get an independent copy of the comp. Import as many times as you need independent copies.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. True Comp Duplicator is cheap and does what I need it to – thanks.
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