Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
'New Folder' button. I often
switch modes to 'Details' to
assist in the selection of the most
up-to-date files.
At the bottom of the dialog box
is a drop-down menu (shown left)
that changes how After Effects
manages certain imported files.
Herein lies one of After Effects'
great capabilities: automatic
creation of compositions from
Photoshop or Illustrator files
while retaining a majority of the
file's settings.
The 'Composition - Cropped Layers' option
better isolates your layers' contents. For
example, if you have a composition with
many small graphics elements per layer, then
imported the composition as Cropped
Layers, each layer in After Effects would have its elements contained (seen
below) within a tight bounding box, excluding all unused space outside the
elements' boundaries. Selecting 'Composition' will make a full layer out of each
element (see top of next page) filling the entire composition's size - which
could be a huge waste of space and RAM, and especially annoying when it
comes time to move each element.
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