Naming an After Effects project

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December 6, 2016
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I am refreshing my training with CC 2017 by using videos in Lynda and other courses. In Premier Pro it is easy to name a project at the start of a new project. Unfortunately, each time I start a new project in After Effects the process of naming a project is unlike Premier Pro. The project starts with Untitled Project. I imagined it should be easy to rename but neither Preferences nor Settings have provided me with the answer.

How do I rename an After Effects project?

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Correct answer Rick Gerard

All new AE projects started in AE are called Untitled Project. As soon as you save (Ctrl/Cmnd + s) you are given the chance to give the project a name. You should do this every time you start a new project. That's all there is to it.

Premiere Pro goes through a name the project routine before you start a project because PPro needs to set up all kinds of directories and file structures for every project. There is no default.

Mylenium

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You save it.

Mylenium

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Rick Gerard

Correct answer

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All new AE projects started in AE are called Untitled Project. As soon as you save (Ctrl/Cmnd + s) you are given the chance to give the project a name. You should do this every time you start a new project. That's all there is to it.

Premiere Pro goes through a name the project routine before you start a project because PPro needs to set up all kinds of directories and file structures for every project. There is no default.

John RatardAuthor

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Thank you for information that I have so far not found in training videos.

It would be nice if there was consistency in applications. Apart from refreshing my memory on Effects and technique with training videos, I sometimes use AE or P.Pro on an editing support PC to test functions I do not initially intend to save before applying them on the dedicated editing PC. I find a consistent file structure and tidy habits makes editing life more manageable at the start of a project. As a result, an immediate save to apply a trial project name at startup will require me to go back in the files to delete it.

Szalam

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It would also prevent a lot of the "oh my goodness, I worked for four hours and didn't save my project. WHAT DO?" threads we get sometimes. Because, if you don't save, there's no autosave either.

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