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After Effects: Create a composition and align layers

Demo summary

The demo shows dragging background and image layers onto the timeline and using the Align panel to center assets in the composition.

Step-by-step

  1. Drag a background layer onto the timeline
  2. Drag the profile picture layer onto the timeline, ensuring it is positioned above the background layer
  3. Open the Align panel
  4. Click Align Horizontally
  5. Click Align Vertically

Options

  • Drag the profile picture directly onto the composition window instead of the timeline

Watch out for

  • Ensure the profile picture layer is placed above the background layer in the timeline to remain visible

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