After Effects: How To Save Composition Presets
June 28, 2022 · Mike Murphy
This tutorial will show you how to save custom Composition Presets in Adobe After Effects CC 2022 so you can quickly create a new Composition with the settings you previously saved by selecting a Preset from a drop-down menu.
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**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to save custom Composition Presets in Adobe After Effects CC 2022 so you can quickly create a new Composition with the settings you previously saved by selecting a Preset from a drop-down menu.
**Keyboard Shortcuts:
Create a new Composition:
**Cmd + N (Mac)
Ctrl + N (Win)
**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Save Composition Presets in After Effects
- Create a New Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
- Start with a Preset or manually enter settings
- Enter Width x Height (for example, 1080 x 1920 px)
- Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
- Frame Rate: 24 or 30 fps
- Resolution: Full
- Start Timecode: 0:00;00;00
- Duration: 0:00;10.00 (10 seconds for example)
- Background Color: Any color you want
- Click on the folded paper icon
- Enter a Name for Preset (TikTok for example)
- Click ‘Ok’
- Saved custom preset is now in the drop-down for quick access
How To Delete a Saved Composition Presets in After Effects
- Create a New Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
- Click on the Preset drop-down menu
- Select the Preset to be deleted
- Click on the Trash icon next to the drop-down menu