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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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    leathejg
    Participant
    April 8, 2014

    Todd,

    Did this just change? It doesn't seem that there is a drop-down menu under "In this version" anymore. Does that mean CS6 is no longer available to those with a CC subscription, or has CC just been updated to save projects compatible with CS5?

    Thanks.

      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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      Ronnie CortezAuthor
      Participant
      August 10, 2013

      Hey Thanks for the reply Todd!

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