Aftereffects: universal setting issue?

Question

Hi,I’m using an AE template as I’m a beginner on Aftereffects. I have two questions. (https://elements.envato.com/company-timeline-BSB8H6X) I’m extending some of the scenes to allow for more content and a longer video. When I extend the various scene compositions, I can move the ‘out’ animation key frames no problem.  However there seems to be a opacity or dimming effect that simultaneously affecting a number of layers that I just can’t seem to find? When I go to effects control of the Control layer which includes universal branding like colours of universal assets, I don’t see anything controlling the strange dimming?  Can anyone tell me what to check that may be causing this to affect so many layers?  2. There is also a strange tinting affecting some images inside compositions that I cannot see how to turn off. Where should I be looking to troubleshoot? Attached is an image of the blue toning on a color image, which I'd like to get rid of.  I am in RGB color management. It feels like it's a template treatment, that I'd love to lose! Appreciate it. ThanksAndrew

Rick Gerard · Answer

The easiest way to figure out what is going on in a composition is to open the Composition/Flowchart from the menu, expand all of the layers and nested comps, and then double-click on the suspect layers in the Flowchart. This will open up the comp and select the layer. Pressing the 'u' key twice will reveal all modified properties on the layer. You should be able to spot some keyframes or expressions for opacity or an effect like Transform/Opacity somewhere in the comp. If that does not show up, look for a track matte or an animated mask opacity.

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