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Import comp into new project?
Is there a way to import just a single composition from one project into another, without having to import the entire After Effects project that contains the comp you want to use?
I wish you could import it like a photoshop file layer, where you could scroll through and pick the comp you want to import and everything associated with that comp would import with it.
Doesn’t this make sense to be able to do (and easily)?
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1. Open the project that has the comp you need.
2. In the Project Panel Select only the comp(s) you want to keep.
3. From the main menu choose File > Collect Files.
4. Select the “For Selected Comps” option.
5. Select the “Reduce Project” option.
6. Click the “Collect” button.
7. Give the folder a name.
8. Open your main project and import the project you just collected (which contains only the comp you need.JD
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I’ve thought that too. But in the long run I’ve never been sorry that I imported the entire project. It’s just one more folder and– who knows?– you might find something else you needed in that project!
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Great, thanks! I’m assuming, then, that this won’t affect the original project that you’re collecting files from? As long as you don’t save it or something like that?
Thanks again.
Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire couldn’t conquer the blue sky.
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Thanks, John. I have been trying to find this answer for a week.
Be blessed,
Gary
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