After Effects: How To Reveal Comps & Layers in Project Bin
June 23, 2022 · Mike Murphy
This tutorial will show you how to reveal or show where Compositions & Layers are located in the Project Bin in Adobe After Effects CC 2022. This is useful to identify the original source or to Rename Comps & Layers in the Project Panel.
After Effects CC 2022: How To Reveal Comps & Layers in Project Bin
**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to reveal or show where Compositions & Layers are located in the Project Bin in Adobe After Effects CC 2022. This is useful to identify the original source or to Rename Comps & Layers in the Project Panel.
**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Reveal Compositions in the Project Bin
- Open a Composition
- Go to the Layers Panel
- Click on the hamburger menu (3 horizontal lines) next to Comp Name
- Select ‘Reveal Composition in Project’
- The Composition will get highlighted (revealed) in the Project Bin
- Tap Enter or Return to rename
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How To Reveal Layers in the Project Bin**
- Open a Composition
- Go to the Layers Panel
- Right-click on any layer
- Select Reveal
- Select ‘Reveal Layer Source in Project’
- The Layer will get highlighted (revealed) in the Project Bin
- Tap Enter or Return to rename the layer and all instances will be renamed