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auburnjohnny
auburnjohnny
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December 14, 2016
Question

Using different AE templates for separate master composition

  • December 14, 2016
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Im having trouble using and stripping animated elements from three different AE templates Ive purchased online for use in my project... Im trying not to slow things down on my Macbpro by putting them all in my main project. However, they all look set up very different within their projects window and the graphics and animations don't seem to be obviously connected within the sub comps...

Can anyone help?

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    Kevin-Monahan
    Community Manager
    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    February 1, 2017

    Hi auburnjohnny,

    Were you ever able to pull the elements you needed from this template? Did any of the advice from our experts help you out? Please let us know what you did in solving this issue, as it would definitely help another lost soul with the same issue.

    Most appreciated!
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 14, 2016

    The flowchart is your friend here. You'll have to load up all of the templates, figure out how they work by looking at the flow chart, then start a new comp and copy and paste the elements you want to use in your new comp in the timeline. Once you have everything in place you can use the File>Dependencies>Reduce Project

    If you don't know how to use the flow chart check the help files by typing flow chart in the search help field. When I get or create complex projects I'm referring to the flow chart all the time. It's a very useful tool that can take you directly to any nested comp or nested layer in a project.

      auburnjohnny
      auburnjohnnyAuthor
      Participant
      December 14, 2016

      Many thanks Rick for your response - Im looking into this now. I have noticed the first marketing explainer template comes up "none" i.e. yet the comp mini flowchart does, but does explain much in the build?

      Dave_LaRonde
      Dave_LaRonde
      Inspiring
      December 14, 2016

      It's tough to know what you'll be able to glean from a flowchart without an excellent memory and a lot of painstaking work.  Templates are notoriously complex -- if they weren't, there would be no reason to buy them.  And there are NO standards for constructing an AE project.  So you have your work cut out for you.

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