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How To Resize Layer Dimensions in After Effects

January 23, 2024 ·

This tutorial will show you how to resize the layer scale dimension in Adobe After Effects CC 2024 to the exact width and height you want.

https://youtu.be/aHZdjAbDU8w

Adobe After Effects CC 2024: How To Resize Layer Dimensions

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to resize the layer scale dimension in Adobe After Effects CC 2024 to the exact width and height you want.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:32 Create New Shapes
01:07 Center Anchor Point
01:32 Layer Menu…Transform…Scale
01:58 Units of Measurement (Pixels, Inches, etc)
02:36 Change Width x Height
03:09 Example 2: Vertical Video
04:11 Example 3: Images

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2024 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Resize Layer Scale Dimensions in Adobe After Effects CC 2024:

  1. Open Composition
  2. Add Shapes, Graphics, Images to layers
  3. Select Layer to Resize
  4. Go to Layer Menu at the top
  5. Select ‘Transform’…’Scale
  6. Width & Height Values at the top
  7. Click to change value or hover cursor to scrub
  8. Change Units to ‘Pixels, Inches, Millimeters, %Source, %Composition)
  9. Set Preserve to ‘None’ to Freeform Transform
  10. Set Preserve to ‘Current Aspect Ratio’ to change proportionately
  11. Enter preferred dimensions
  12. Click ‘OK’ to Resize

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