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September 2, 2021
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Duplicating AE projects

  • September 2, 2021
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Hi Community,

 

I am trying to duplicate a AE project with multiple pre-comps inside a main composition.

 

I want to duplicate this project and be able to edit the new duplicated one without effecting the orignal.

 

Is this possible? Any help would be appricated.

 

Using the most recent version of AE

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Correct answer Byron Cortez

According to what I read, what you should do is simply use the menu option File / Save As / Save As... or Save a Copy... (in this case you will have to close the original and open that copy) that way you will have a project exactly the same but totally independent of the original, in this you can do what you need as the original will not be affected.

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Byron CortezCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 2, 2021

According to what I read, what you should do is simply use the menu option File / Save As / Save As... or Save a Copy... (in this case you will have to close the original and open that copy) that way you will have a project exactly the same but totally independent of the original, in this you can do what you need as the original will not be affected.

Byron.
babichfx
Inspiring
September 2, 2021

Or you can import whole project as you importing any another file.

babichfx
Inspiring
September 2, 2021

Cant edit messages. I proposed to duplicate every comps. But its can be too tricky.

Known Participant
September 2, 2021

I copied the project from my file explorer and its seemed to work