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Import an After Effects projectYou can import one After Effects project into another. Everything from the imported project—including footage items, compositions, and folders—appears inside a new folder in the current Project panel. You can import an After Effects project from a different operating system, as long as you maintain the filenames, folder names, and either full or relative paths (folder locations) for all files in the project. To maintain relative paths, the source footage files must reside on the same volume as the project file. Use the File > Collect Files command to gather copies of all files in a project or composition into a single location. (See Cross-platform project considerations.) Note: When you render a movie
and export it to the QuickTime (MOV), Video for Windows (AVI), FLV,
or F4V container format, you can embed a link to the project in the
container file. To import the project, import the MOV, AVI, FLV,
or F4V file, and choose Project from the Import As menu in the Import
File dialog box. If the file contains a link to a project that has
been moved, you can browse to locate the project.
If the operating system that you are using does not support a file format, if the file is missing, or if the reference link is broken, After Effects substitutes a placeholder item containing color bars. You can reconnect the placeholder to the appropriate file by double-clicking the entry in the Project panel and navigating to the source file. In most cases, you need to relink only one footage file. After Effects locates other missing items if they’re in the same location.
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