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How to save an .aep file as a template so others can use it and edit easily?

Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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LEGEND ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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Why not just give people the project file and any associated footage files you used?  It accomplishes the same thing.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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I guess that would work but what if I had a footage in there and I could let them use their own footage, how do I do that? Do I delete that footage in my pc?

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LEGEND ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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If you happen to have effects applied to the video layer to be replaced you can copy-paste them to a solid.  Then you can annotate the layer with, "REPLACE THIS WITH VIDEO".... or words to that effect.  Boom. Done. Easy-peasy.  You don't have to include the video file, thus reducing file size immeasurably.

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Engaged ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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Also, once you have your project set up the way you want it you can duplicate the file and change the extension from .aep to .aet

doing that will make it so that every time someone opens it it opens as an unsaved project. it'll force the user to save a new version and protect the template (.aet) file from being saved over accidentally.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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how do i duplicate the file? In the program or on the pc? And how do I change the extension from .aep to .aet??

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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Also when saved to my pc, the Adobe After Effects Project (.aep) is 636 KB (651,926 bytes), how do I shrink it down? I Im not looking to export anything, I just want to save the project as a smaller size, is that possible?

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Community Expert ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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You duplicate the file on your PC.  Just right click on the file and select Duplicate.

Just change the file name and extension from an explorer window, like you would when you change or edit any other file name.

I don't understand why you need to reduce the file of a 636Kb file, as it's quite tiny, but you can use a compression container like Zip to distribute it.  This will, of course, mean that the user at the other end has to then unzip it.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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How many # of kbs would be considered a large/small file size?

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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Lol im a noob as you can tell, sorry.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 04, 2017 Aug 04, 2017

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That's entirely subjective, but most email portals, for example, are fine with 5Mb (5000Kb) files.  Many can cope with much higher.  Why do you need the file to be so small?

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Adobe Employee ,
Aug 15, 2017 Aug 15, 2017

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Hi charlottec,

Sorry for this issue. Did you ever find a solution? Please let us know if you have or if you still need help.

Thanks,

Kevin

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Explorer ,
Aug 16, 2017 Aug 16, 2017

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Hi charlottec,

First and foremost, I would recommend to collect all the files from the project, if you intend to send it over to your friends. If you don't collect the files, AE will not find the project files once you move the location of the project. Go to File-Collect Files or File-Dependencies-Collect Files in the newer versions o AE

Here's a more detailed explanation:

https://bluefx.net/after-effects-templates/collect-missing-files-how-to

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