How to Import One After Effects Composition into Another Project

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Have you ever needed to export/import one After Effects composition into another project? Here's how:
1) In the project with the lower third that you want to bring into other projects, click on the lower thirds composition in your project window
2) Then go to File - Dependencies - Collect Files
3) Select 'For Selected Comps'
4) Check 'Reduce Project'
click 'Collect'
5) Save it wherever you want
6) When you want to import the lower third, just click File - Import and select the Lower Thirds Project File that you had saved. This will add that composition (and any other necessary files) to your new project.
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Takeaway
1. go to file/dependency/collect files
2. dropdown the collect source file, select "for selected comps"; tick "reduce project"
3. import the .aep file in the new project

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starts at 1:10

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This was a lifesaver. After Effects would keep throwing one of middle comp's pics on top of my last composition and no matter what I did, it just wouldn't go away. So re-importing the newly worked comp into my old file was the only option.

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how do i add that lower third on video???. i got the project file but m not able to out that lower text on top of my video

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Perfect! I couldn't find this information on Adobe's help site.