After Effects Hidden Gems: Replace Source

June 22, 2015, 11:45 PM

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it’s not uncommon to working on a layer in a composition - including editing its duration, adding effects, or even keyframing an animation - and then decide you might like to see a different source in its place. This may happen for several reasons: The temp footage got color corrected; you’ve been working with a test 3D animation and later the animator delivered the final; you wanted to try alternate takes of the shot (especially common when you have several stock footage sources based o...