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Luisa Winters

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After Effects Certification: How to optimize project settings

Learn how to choose the right project settings such project location, media assets, rendering and effects.

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Learning Outcomes:

  • Choose appropriate project settings for After Effects
  • Understand video rendering and effects options
  • Manage media assets effectively on drives

Level: Intermediate

Skills you'll gain:

After Effects, Project Settings, Rendering, Color Management

Key Insights

  • Organize media files in a single folder for convenience.
  • Select GPU options for accelerated rendering.
  • Use time code based on media source for video projects.
  • Set color management to Adobe for standard projects.
  • Adjust bit depth according to project needs.
  • Default audio sampling rate is 48k for video.
  • Choose JavaScript expression engine for project settings.

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