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Ronnie Cortez
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August 10, 2013
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Saving After Effects CC for CS5.5 use

  • August 10, 2013
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Hi Guys,

This might be a stupid question, but how do you save an After Effects CC project so that it can open/be used in CS5.5?

I know that InDesign has something called an IDML file, is there something similar in After Effects?

I'd appreciate the help.

Best,

Ronald

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    Arivl
    Known Participant
    June 25, 2014

    Hey Ronnie, the two step process will definitely work (once you can get CS6 installed on your machine), but of course, once you upgrade to the 2014 version of CC it'll become a 3-step process!  If you're willing to shell out for a script, there's Open Sesame, which condenses the whole thing to a one-step process.  http://aescripts.com/pt_opensesame/   I haven't used it yet myself, but was definitely considering it when I ran into a similar issue on a project last month.

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    Firefly_CD
    Participant
    March 20, 2014

    Hi guys,

    I am having the same issue as Ronnie.

    I am using AE CC and need to save a file for AE CS5.5.

    The problem is, I can't find AE CS6 in my CC account.  I can see the CC and CS6 versions of other programs like ID, PS and AI... but there is no AE CS6  (can't seem to find an "other" section, as suggested by Szalam).

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Todd_Kopriva
    Todd_Kopriva
    Inspiring
    March 20, 2014

    Go to the Creative Cloud website, to the After Effects page, and choose After Effects CS6 from the menu in the middle left of the page:

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    Firefly_CD
    Participant
    March 21, 2014

    Thanks Todd... that's working.  Much appreciated.

    Todd_Kopriva
    Todd_Kopriva
    Inspiring
    August 10, 2013

    You can save a project from After Effects CC (12.0) as a copy that can be opened in After Effects CS6 (11.0).

    You can save a project from After Effects CS6 (11.0) as a copy that can be opened in After Effects CS5.5 (10.5).

    This two-step process should get you what you need--with the obvious caveats about features that are new in one version not going backward.

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    RCalvaro
    Participating Frequently
    February 20, 2014

    Great answer Todd, now imagine that I don't have CS6 because my previous version was 5.5 and as a CC subscriber I don't have access to CS6, or even better, imagine that even if I had access to CS6 I don't want it installed in my computer (disk space, unneccessary duplicity of programs instaled...), why Adobe is not including this option in CC? Not everyone likes the new subscription model (like some of my clients) and they are stucked in 5.5.

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    RCalvaro
    Participating Frequently
    February 21, 2014

    > Are you sure?

    Yes.


    I'm sorry Todd, but I don't seem to have After Effects CS6 avaliable anymore in my Creative Cloud desktop window (attached).

    And honestly, I don't really understand why it should be necessary to have two versions of a software just to be able to save to a previous version... there are people that doesn't need/like/whatever the new subscription model and stay in CS5 or CS5.5, why we are not able to deliver them projects in their version? or even better, I have a purchased copy of CS5.5, if sometime I don't need anymore the CC model I would like to recover some of my projects so I can still open them in CS5.5.

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