After Effects Copy composition to another After Effects Project - Importing Compositions ✔

[@StupidLoserBoysTV]

I appreciate you taking time away from playing bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers to make this video.

[@andrewpach]

I realized I wasn't as good as I would hope with it, besides...it got kinda loud u know? and tedious. I shouldn't say, but Antony was angry with me for some time. I need to chillout making tuts and then make a big comeback!

[@TheMcChickenMaster]

Actually the GOAT. Thank you so much Andrew. You saved me a ton of time! Much love from Canada

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much McChickenMaster! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :) Greetings from Poland! :)

[@TimFya]

1000 thank yous for this. In my sloppiness I let an AE project get massive and bloated with comps and files, resulting in 2 min save times. Using this tutorial I separated comps into individual projects made it possible to work frustration-free. Great tutorial.

[@andrewpach]

That is really nice of you, thanks for the info!

[@DCandtheInsectobytez]

HA! I was looking for a way to do this and stumbled upon your video! Helped me out perfectly!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much DC and the Insectobytez! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@OmenkaUlonka]

Thank you so much. Even 2 years + later. It is still helpful!

[@andrewpach]

Great to hear!

[@syedsahirahmed5413]

+4

[@marloneepw]

STILL SAVING LIVES IN 2023

[@andrewpach]

You bet ^^

[@rancaksanasini]

Learn it in 2024... Thanks

[@rootbeermcgee]

Thank you so much. I started using After Effects with the mentality that it's Photoshop for video and animation

[@andrewpach]

Well basically it pretty much can be but it has so many own quirks and solutions that I can't really call it a photoshop for animation :D But yeah, it's a mutant that is for sure!

[@RainbowEster]

So grateful to have found this video. Ever since Ae allowed the import of other Ae project into files I have been struggling with folder structures and file efficiency. This solves it a lot of problems for me! Thank you!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Justyna Kurbiel! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@FishTetris]

Simple, straightforward explanation which will help my workflow immensely (and I can confirm this works for the very newest version of AfterEffects). Thank you very much!

[@andrewpach]

You're very welcome!

[@PNN_ParodyNewsNetwork]

I always come back to your channel! TY

[@andrewpach]

I appreciate that! You are always welcome here

[@MariamHanna]

This has got to be one of the most helpful videos I've ever seen in my whole life. This really changed the way I use AE now. Thank you so much for sharing you saved me HOURS of work

[@andrewpach]

Glad it helped! Thank you for this kind comment, I'm glad it is helpful. Remember, that you can also slim down your project by going to Dependencies > Reduce Project to get rid of unwanted content that isn't used.

[@israeladeniji6359]

I Agree

[@selcukcelebi]

You just saved my life mate :)

[@andrewpach]

You are welcome then :D

[@ferdycom]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@andrewpach]

Sure, you are very welcome :)

[@ReBbK15]

You don’t know how much I love you right now, thank you sooooo much!!

[@andrewpach]

Glad I could help! Thanks for commenting :)

[@ismaelsamandu7078]

Yeeeeesssssss!! You really helped me to save a looooooot of time, that I can spend now in listening your bass playing in RHCP.... hahahah.... Thank's a bunch man!

[@andrewpach]

Glad I could help! Haha yeah I'm playing my heart out for you guys ^^

[@patriciafaria5681]

quick and to the point a true professional

[@andrewpach]

You’re welcome patricia faria😊 Thank you for leaving a comment and helping me out as well!

[@jomac_ph]

This is awesome, just what I needed. Thank you very much for uploading=]

[@andrewpach]

Sure thing, thank you for watching!

[@KingsDenStudios]

Simple and to the point 🙏🙏

[@andrewpach]

Thanks a lot for watching and appreciating the tut :)

[@jeremyandrewszantua5310]

Thank you so much dude! I learned something new and you have saved me a lot of time in my current and future projects.

[@andrewpach]

That is always fantastic to hear. You can simply drag & drop ae projects into other ae projects but this way it makes them much smaller and everything works faster!

[@marissaking7910]

This just saved me so much time, thank you so much for this, it still works with CC 2022!

[@andrewpach]

Awesome to hear, hope they won't change or bury it somewhere ^^

[@huangfeilung]

Thank you so much for making this video. Very clear and efficient in explanation! Keep doing these wonderful pro tutorials. Really appreciated !

[@andrewpach]

That is nice of you! Thanks. Most likely my tutorials will now be released on my "After Effects channel" to separate the content

[@Andycrico]

Hahaha I was going back and forth with this thing for a few hours lol. Thank you so much brother 🙏🏻

[@andrewpach]

No problem 👍

[@ajaymatale3427]

I ve been wanting to know this for so long...thanks!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much @ajaymatale3427! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@andypantsowen]

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks so much!

[@andrewpach]

Glad you found it then :)

[@martinoplaya7805]

thanks, my project glitched out and I had to copy my composition. couldn't do it without your vid!

[@andrewpach]

Glad I could help!

[@asabaskaraa]

Thank you so much, Sir, you're making my homework a lot easier to do!

[@andrewpach]

That is nice to hear!

[@LeighWilliamson]

Great tip! That selected comps dropdown and the reduce project checkbox!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Leigh Williamson! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@brianbierig2552]

Quick, easy, helpful - Thank you!

[@andrewpach]

Exactly. Sure thing, thanks!

[@DragunnitumGaming]

Exactly what i have been looking for!! Thank you!!!! 🎉🎉❤❤

[@andrewpach]

You are so welcome!

[@albertochapa88]

Thank you so much for this, i can now stop using one huge file for just one part of the render.

[@andrewpach]

Exactly, thank you glad you like the tutorial

[@VasilyGurzhiy]

I return here every few months xD Thanks!

[@andrewpach]

Haha I understand. Sometimes I have watched my own tutorials when working in AE, this software is such a big beast that you can forget things, especially little details with effects etc.

[@erh]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@andrewpach]

Great to hear, thank you mate!

[@just.do.something]

Ah man, thank you! I was trying to just copy and paste the timeline and it and it was a MESS! This is really a clutch video. Just subscribed.

[@andrewpach]

You're welcome! thx for the sub

[@RAYAN-yr9df]

600 Liker 😉 And thank you

[@andrewpach]

What a pleasure to have you for this! ^^ Thank you!

[@giovannidigitalart]

Bit late to the party and thanks for video. Very helpful. I would add that the composition has to be selected in the project panel and not on the the time line to get the only this com option. I'm new at this and couldn't figure this out. Thanks again.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much @giovannidigitalart! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :) Ur never late on my channel, welcome! You are right, I tought it's obviously but I should tell about it.

[@user-lt9lv9kg6d]

thank you soo much!! 😫😫😫😫😫 i was struggling so bad trying to do this following other people's advices. this was straight to the point and easy to understand, so thank you again!💘bless you💗

[@andrewpach]

No problem Angelica, glad it helped you out!

[@lyan-emiliebessi8079]

Super helpful, still effective on the 2024 Ae version. Thank you so much !!

[@andrewpach]

Glad it helped!

[@giulia5064]

You made my day mate seriously :)

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Giulia! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :) Way more than I could expect, have another good day :D

[@lakithminod2962]

Bro saving lives out here!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much @lakithminod2962! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@infiniteideas8245]

Thank you for this quick tip. I was searching for this.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Infinite Ideas! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@lawlelulaylow]

Thanks for this tutorial. This saved me from having to redo a lot of work.

[@andrewpach]

That is so great to hear, you are welcome!

[@Arturian.music.official]

Thank you!! I just deleted my parent layer for 60 other layers. Sigh.. I'm sure this will help restore things.

[@andrewpach]

I hope so! always to try to save your projects elsewhere as well so you have a reference point, it can be scarry to loose content over a few mistakes!

[@Arturian.music.official]

@@andrewpach Absolutely. I always save copies, but in the same place. Will rethink it. I had sucuss by the way.. again thank you!

[@Jebesniper]

Big thanks man! Saved a lot of my work!

[@andrewpach]

Glad it helped!

[@Ousef_GH]

You just saved me a ton of time thank you so much😍

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much @Ousef_GH! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@bluestack8046]

Thanks man, I will remember you in my every prayer.

[@andrewpach]

You’re welcome Blue Stack😊 Thank you for leaving a comment and helping me out as well!

[@AhHerPadi]

Didn't know this feature exits on AE after using it for a few years, pretty neat thanks!

[@andrewpach]

I'm glad that now you know :D

[@onicecamel1769]

Hi Andrew many thanks for your detailed and technical tutorial from CY in south Korea.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much onice camel! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :) Greetings to you from Poland! :)

[@bulletjump7795]

This is insane, you're amazing my friend

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Bullet Jump! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@MAGAMAN]

You don't need to collect the files. That just makes redundant copies of files that are already on your computer. Just drag and drop the after effects project containing the comp into the project you want to use it in. To clean up, select all the comps you want to keep in the project and do File>dependancies>Reduce project... or don't.

[@andrewpach]

Hello mate, while I appreciate and approve this comment I wouldn't tell "you don't need to collect files". There are different approaches to doing plenty of things. Let's say you have a huge project with 2000 elements. You don't want to drag & drop that into your new, already heavy project again to clump it up, then delete and possibly make after effects crawl like a snail. Your method is perfect, sometimes, but collecting items is also viable. Also, you must know that Reduce project doesn't always work 1000000% perfect, some projects are complicated and too many things are left over. It's a matter of preference but ANY AE user should know both ways - opening a project inside a project and collecitng items. This is supposed to be a tutorial if someone wants exactly that solution. Thanks!

[@PKA_1969]

Just wat I needed. Thanks a lot !!!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Philip Knaepen! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@erin8696]

Andrew Pach I love you, this saved me from brain damage

[@andrewpach]

Haha yes exactly, it's a toggle since a few years actually. it looks great and is easy to use, i like the new system but at first i was also very surprised

[@MrHenriquez]

Thank you for this! Still works in AE 2024.

[@andrewpach]

Awesome to hear, glad my tutorial is still alive :D

[@RatedDonald13]

Thanks.!! This is awesome. Just what I was looking for.

[@andrewpach]

You're welcome!

[@Kelv_Nganga]

Wow! This really worked. Much love bro and keep up the good work. :)

[@andrewpach]

Thanks, will do!

[@Narhoznica]

Wow! You helped me very much with it! Thank you!

[@andrewpach]

You're welcome!

[@felippegazio3029]

Thank You for the Video! Saved my job!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you so much for checking it out :)

[@A_Data]

Hello, I have a question, Do you see the probability comparison videos all over youtube? the Reigarw Comparisons to be specific. Someone told me that those videos were edited using the After Effects software. Can you have a tutorial for that please? I really want to learn how to do that as it can also help me and my new channel.

[@andrewpach]

Hello, after you sent the link I understand what you mean by that video, its interesting but I have plenty of videos in the pipeline to create. I will note this down but I can't guarantee posting this anytime soon. Basically you would just make the elements with a grow animation and then build each scene and move them from left to right!

[@A_Data]

@@andrewpach Thanks looking forward for that!

[@elmoproduction1312]

thanks people are still learning from you thanks . ELMO From the Middle east Qatar

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Elmo! Kind greetings from Poland :)

[@indieyahya4395]

such a good and clear tutorial dude

[@andrewpach]

Glad it helped!

[@shashwat_satya]

Super useful .. Thanks Again for sharing.

[@andrewpach]

So nice of you

[@MileHighClubTV]

THANK YOU!! I have been clicking around for hours trying to figure this out. Earned my sub!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you so much! yeah it most likely should be named another way, it's a bit hidden ;p

[@osvaldonettocombr]

Thank you very much friend, something very simple, but that will help me a lot.

[@andrewpach]

You are welcome!

[@IIIlIIIllIl]

Thank you!!!!! Very helpful and straight-to-the-point teaching.

[@andrewpach]

No problemo Michael ^^

[@janeelliott9297]

still usefull in 2023 !!! thanks andrew :)

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much @janeelliott9297! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@kshitijkashyap9680]

Thank You It Was Really Helpful😇

[@andrewpach]

I'm so glad!

[@fyrbae]

Thanks. Concise tutorial! Have a great day :)

[@andrewpach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anilurbuddy]

excellent tutorial. Keep going brother

[@andrewpach]

Thank you so much! ;)

[@teaspoonvideos8658]

Very helpful man! :) Zdravím z Česka

[@andrewpach]

Thank you my friend and neighbour, greetings from Poland :)

[@karinaelias8124]

Thank you so much. I love your tutorials.

[@andrewpach]

You are so welcome!

[@anomichris7638]

Thank you so much. You just helped me save a lot of time 🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@andrewpach]

You’re welcome 😊

[@fanciedfacts]

Excellent stuff keep them coming

[@andrewpach]

Glad you like them , more of those on my "After Effects channel"

[@Rawrawproductions]

Saved me so much time Thank you!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much RawRaw Films! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@wrongwrong7163]

hellooooo i have question. In the past i have moved comps from a project to another one by simply copying and pasting and it has worked fine before. This videos was in my feed and opened out of curiosity and i see is a way more complex method for doing essencially the same thing, this makes me wonder. Why do this method and not just copy paste?

[@wrongwrong7163]

wait.. i can't do it again. i can't recall how i did it but it was easy..

[@andrewpach]

Haha I'm glad you figured it out :) You can technically copy paste or even drag an entire AE file inside another AE file, but sometimes you just want a few comps thats why collecting them seems the best option...and how Adobe designed it with moving comps between files in mind.

[@yuvarajgaddam8217]

CRAZY! i wasted a lot of time before but this is epic. thx a lot man

[@andrewpach]

Awesome to hear ! :)

[@gphiproductions]

Thanks for making this video. It has helped me out greatly with an issue I was having with AE. 👍🏽

[@andrewpach]

Great to hear! Thanks for commenting the vid as well ! :)

[@Stayfroody]

Thanx Andrew, saved me a lot of time today!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Frans Tverin! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@valentinatamiazzo4567]

Very useful also to divide a project in various parts like me in this moment! Thank you very much. Short, clear and useful! I can't ask more.

[@andrewpach]

You're very welcome!

[@TECHNICAL-ROUND]

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[@nirajdeshmukh7514]

Thank you so much. this is video what i am looking for!

[@andrewpach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnthecraftsman]

Concise and to the point. Very helpful!

[@andrewpach]

You’re welcome John Teryx😊 Thank you for leaving a comment and helping me out as well!

[@iniriskimbing]

thanks, Andrew. it helps me so much.

[@andrewpach]

No problem!

[@pobrengbisaya3104]

Thank you boss, it saves me tones of time

[@andrewpach]

No problem 👍

[@cristinagran5398]

you're explainign very well, thank you!

[@andrewpach]

You're very welcome Cristina, thank you for commenting!

[@sarperdogan6454]

What a CHAD, What a GOD.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Sarper Doğan! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :) I don't think it's that big of a deal haha :D

[@Web4Panama]

That's what I was looking for. Cheers Andrew.

[@andrewpach]

Glad you found a solution. Happy to help

[@365gamergirl1]

THANK YOU!!! This is so helpful. Have a blessed day :)

[@andrewpach]

You are so welcome! Glad it helped!

[@valeriehughes5970]

Thank you for this! So helpful.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Valerie Hughes! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@NinjaOST]

Is it possible to edit the animation settings after you import the composition? I want to import multiple composition effects into single footage project and edit them differently according to each footage scene.

[@andrewpach]

If you copied (collected) over layers with keyframes animations and options on them then yes, if they were parented to other comps and layers which weren't imported then it most likely will cause a missmatch error. But basically yes, it should be possible.

[@NinjaOST]

@@andrewpach I have tried these methods but didn't fully work for me, In fact I have found another simple method after 8 hours of experiments. You can save your animations as presets then use them again anytime from the effects & presets library. 1. Open file > select solid > go to effect controls > select your effects > Animation >Save animation preset > set name > save. *It will be saved in your effects and presets library just like other effects, you can even delete that from library folders. 2. Open another file > select any solid > click effects and presets > type your preset name or search user presets > drag that effect onto your solid > you can still customize it further or do anything else you want with no error. I use this method in game development and some other tools, but not sure if it were also possible in this one. I hope it helps! Thanks for reply though, appreciate it mate.

[@AM99884]

Thank you! This was super useful.

[@andrewpach]

You're welcome!

[@anverHisham]

This saved lot of my time. Thanks a lot :-)

[@andrewpach]

Glad to hear that!

[@suhailmgd7989]

You made my work easy.. Thank you

[@andrewpach]

Awesome to hear that!

[@neokaiyan8446]

Thank you very much! Very very helpful!!!

[@andrewpach]

You're welcome!

[@mrkjcb]

yooo this is super helpful! Thank you sooooo much I liked and subbed!

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much, appreciated

[@zbruch66]

thank you so much! I'll definitely buy some of your udemy course. I think you are the best teacher -- all is clear. respect

[@andrewpach]

That is so nice of you to say. Thank you my friend, I hope any of my courses will be enjoyable for you and you'll learn a TON!

[@garyglover1273]

Excellent. Thank you. Be blessed.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Gary Glover! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@alwynbrownewell8157]

You're a life saver. Thank you so much for this tutorial!!!!

[@andrewpach]

You're welcome! Glad it could help!

[@solulplus]

I can't thank you enough for this. This has helped me so much.

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much Abinash Rout! Appreciate you watching and commenting, that helps! :)

[@herrremo]

You saved my life today!

[@andrewpach]

Aw man, glad I could save your time

[@silasschramm]

i always come back to this every time i need it lol

[@andrewpach]

Haha, I watch my own tutorials on occasion too, especially the AE ones

[@silasschramm]

@@andrewpach here we are again :D

[@juliajimbo9005]

Thank you so much! You saved couple hours of my life fot today and an eternity in the future!!!!

[@andrewpach]

You’re welcome Julia Jimbo😊 Thank you for leaving a comment and helping me out as well!

[@unradt2547]

Very useful! Thanks! :)

[@andrewpach]

Thank you very much!