Workflow for creating multiple sizes of the same composition?

Question

I tend to have to make several different sizes and versions of an animation such as 1280x720, 1:1 ratio, and a 4:5 ratio, to run on different social media platforms.

If the composition has several layers, it takes forever to resize and fit everything into a new ratio and I end up having to kind of making everything multiple times. I feel like there's got to be a better way.

Any help?

Roei Tzoref · Accepted Answer

you have "scale composition" script under file->scripts that you can use.

you can also pre-compose your master composition and place it in a new composition of your choosing. create a template for each medium you need, and simply replace the master comp so you never do this again. that is, as long as you are simply scaling everything proportionally.

Dave_LaRonde · Answer

I bet you're a TV Promo Guy. I do the same thing for sweeps spots.

Once you've got the spot for the biggest-dimension comp done, just copy-paste the layers into the other comps. I often use a temporary null object, connect the pasted layers to it, use it to scale everything down, unparent the layers & delete the null.

You'll never get around re-framing shots in the other comps -- that's pretty much a given. As you get more used to this, you get faster at it.

And the biggest help of all -- using the same audio track from comp to comp. You don't have to re-work any timings!

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