{"id":210,"date":"2023-04-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifefitnessllc.com\/archives\/332"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:48:44","slug":"setting-custom-composition-displays-in-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/09\/setting-custom-composition-displays-in-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Custom Composition Displays in After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Create a more pleasant After Effects experience with custom composition displays.<\/h2>\n<p><em>Cover image via Shutterstock.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When I first started working in <strong>Adobe After Effects<\/strong>,\u00a0the wide array of tools\u00a0in the program intimidated me. Just take a look at the <strong>composition panel<\/strong>, and you\u2019ll see a number\u00a0of <strong>buttons, boxes, and drop-down menus<\/strong>. This is normal\u00a0when you\u2019re working in such a powerful <strong>motions graphics and visual effects program<\/strong>. However, often when working in After Effects, you only need access to a few tools.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Customize Composition in Adobe After Effects Displays \u2014 Toolbar\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/replace\/495e624165f8e556f08eff57f2040d65.png\" alt=\"Customize Composition in Adobe After Effects Displays \u2014 Toolbar\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say, for instance, I\u2019m working on a project that involves\u00a0simply <strong>applying keyframes to one layer<\/strong>. Let\u2019s also say I\u2019m working on a small laptop that doesn\u2019t offer me much screen space. Both of these reasons incentivize\u00a0me to customize the <strong>display options<\/strong> of my composition.<\/p>\n<p>In this video tutorial, I\u2019m going to show you how I can quickly <strong>configure<\/strong> <strong>the composition panel<\/strong> in Adobe After Effects to only display tools related to my needs. Specifically, I\u2019m going to <strong>customize<\/strong> <strong>my comp panel<\/strong> for a <strong>keyframing<\/strong> workflow. This will help me cut through the clutter of tools and give me extra screen real estate for a smooth <strong>keyframing experience<\/strong>. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lDPVWjb-lac?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Columns<\/h3>\n<p>As I stated before, if you\u2019re new to After Effects, all the <strong>buttons<\/strong> and <strong>options<\/strong> in the composition panel can be quite confusing. The panel itself consists of a number of columns, all providing some nifty tool to assist you in your <strong>motion graphics workflow<\/strong>. Just the <strong>switches<\/strong> <strong>column<\/strong> alone has a lot going on, including controls for <strong>motion blur, adjustment layers, effects, and 3D controls<\/strong>. To customize these columns, I\u2019ll open up the <strong>panel settings<\/strong> <strong>drop-down<\/strong> <strong>menu<\/strong>. Under the columns section, I can select or deselect thirteen different options, including the following:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Customize Composition in Adobe After Effects Displays \u2014 Hide This\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/replace\/ad3f79e29ec8801f9d8f8729c8e9149a.png\" alt=\"Customize Composition in Adobe After Effects Displays \u2014 Hide This\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Special Modifications<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create a more pleasant After Effects experience with custom composition displays. Cover image via Shutterstock. When I first started working in Adobe After Effects,\u00a0the wide array of tools\u00a0in the program intimidated me. Just take a look at the composition panel,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":736,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210\/revisions\/736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorialpremiere.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}