How To Resize Layer Dimensions in After Effects
January 23, 2024 · Mike Murphy
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.
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:
- Open Composition
- Add Shapes, Graphics, Images to layers
- Select Layer to Resize
- Go to Layer Menu at the top
- Select ‘Transform’…’Scale
- Width & Height Values at the top
- Click to change value or hover cursor to scrub
- Change Units to ‘Pixels, Inches, Millimeters, %Source, %Composition)
- Set Preserve to ‘None’ to Freeform Transform
- Set Preserve to ‘Current Aspect Ratio’ to change proportionately
- Enter preferred dimensions
- Click ‘OK’ to Resize