Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - To Create a Composition from Project Panel Footage

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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3 Either choose a preset from the Preset menu or specify basic composition settings as follows:
Width and Height Type values for frame size in the text boxes. As a general rule, frame size and aspect ratio should
match your intended output media. This is set automatically if you choose a preset.
Lock Aspect Ratio Select this if you want to type a width or height not included in the menu and if you want After
Effects to ensure that the composition dimensions conform to the aspect ratio for the current values.
Pixel Aspect Ratio Choose a ratio from the menu. This is set automatically if you choose a preset.
Frame Rate Type a value for frames per second in the Frame Rate text box. This is set automatically if you choose a
preset.
Resolution Choose Full, Half, Third, or Quarter from the menu, or select Custom to designate the number of pixels
to render horizontally and vertically.
Start Timecode Type a value in this text box to set the time value for the first frame of the composition. This value
does not affect rendering.
Duration Type a duration for your composition in the text box.
4 Click the Advanced tab to specify advanced settings:
Anchor Click one of the arrows if you want to anchor the layers to a corner or edge of the composition as it is resized.
Shutter Angle and Shutter Phase Specify settings for motion blur.
Rendering Plug-In Select a 3D Rendering Plug-in from the menu.
Preserve Frame Rate Click this option to lock compositions to a specific frame rate.
Preserve Resolution Click this option to force nested compositions to retain their resolution settings.
5 Click OK.
Note: To change an existing composition’s settings, choose Composition > Composition Settings and follow steps 3-5.
See also
“About nesting” on page 130
“Specifying composition settings” on page 111
To create a composition from Project panel footage
You can create new compositions from multiple footage items stored in the Project panel. You can create single or
multiple compositions, and specify composition options for each new composition in the New Composition From
Selection dialog box.
1 In the Project panel, select one or more footage items.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the selected footage to the Create A New Composition button at the bottom of the Project panel.
• Choose File > New Comp From Selection.
3 If you have selected multiple footage items, select either Single Composition or Multiple Composition in the New
Composition From Selection dialog box, select settings as desired, and then click OK:
Use Dimensions From Choose a footage item from which to specify the dimensions for the new composition.
Still Duration Specify a value to set the duration of the stills in the new composition or compositions.