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Adjusting comp resolution

Adjusting comp resolution

As much we love our dear beloved computers, sometimes they just can't keep up with all the stuff that we throw at them in After Effects. So, in this movie, I want to give you a couple of tips in how to work with After Effects when your computer is really struggling to get the job done. The first one is the Composition panel magnification dropdown here on the left-hand side. We can choose which magnification we want. The smaller the resolution, let's say we got 25%, the easier it's going to be for your computer to process what's happening. And especially when you're dealing with HD and now with the Red Camera, we have 2K and 4K files becoming very commonplace, this can really help you out. With After Effects, if it's shrunk down really small like this, After Effects doesn't have to actually render every single pixel and you want to make sure that when you are zoomed to a small resolution like that, that you do set this to Auto. If it's not, then you could have it set to and…

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