How to add comps into other comps - Automation Blocks - After Effects

[eshwar_2115]

I want to add comps into other comps in sequence, so that "each clip starts where the previous clip ends." I tried using the "Creating a Comp with Clips" block, and while it works sometimes, it doesn't always work for my case.

All my comps are in the same bin. Is it possible to add these comps into another comp in sequence?

Thanks in advance!

[Mathias Moehl]

Not sure what you mean with "doesn't always work", exactlly. But if you want to have more control, you can loop over the comps, add them one by one to the main comp via the Create New Footage Layer block (you can provide a comp as footage item to create a new precomp layer with that comp). 

[eshwar_2115]

I am not good at English and am using AI to translate.

Please forgive me if there are any mistakes. I

want to move these comps to the output comp in sequence.

I don’t want to create a new comp for this.

[Mathias Moehl · Accepted solution]

I just recorded this tutorial for you explaining how to insert clips from the project panel into the active composition using Automation Blocks:

You can download the script shown in the tutorial now also in the Community Library at

Layer/Insert/Insert Selected Project Items into Active Comp Sequentially.xml

[eshwar_2115]

I watched it, it's great! Thanks so much for taking the time to create this. It was really helpful.

[Rick Gerard]

Select all of the comps you want to use in the Project Panel. They appear to be in the Profile Pix folder. Then go to the File/New Comp from the Selection menu and choose the amount of overlap from the popup panel.  

You can also use the Keyboard Shortcut Alt/Option + \, give your new comp a name, and choose the sequence option you want. The keyboard shortcuts are all listed in all menu options that have keyboard shortcuts.  

[eshwar_2115]

I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Sir