Exploring composition and project settings

Now it seems like there's always more than one way to complete a task inside of After…Effects. And creating compositions is no different.…So when you're first getting started, sometimes all the options for creating…compositions can be a little overwhelming. Well, I have a tip for you.…When you first start using After Effects, you might want to try and create your…compositions using external footage. For example, a video clip.…Video clips are great because they actually give you a resolution to work at.…And this way you can make sure any graphics that you create will…automatically match the settings of that video.…

So to show you what I mean, let's import some video into our project.…Just double click down here in the open area of the project panel to open your…import file dialogue box. And make sure you navigate in your footage…folder for your exercise files To the video folder, and let's import the Stair…Rundown movie. You can just double click to import and…you should see the Quiktime file sitting in your project panel.…