Replace Image or Composition on Timeline in After Effects (Retain All Animation)

Learn how to replace an item on the After Effects Timeline while keeping all of the keyframes. Details below...
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1. Select the layer that is to be replaced on the Timeline.

2. Hold down the Alt/Option key.

3. Grab the replacement item in the Project panel and drag it onto the layer to be replaced on the Timeline.

The above method works whether the items are layers or compositions.




Images by:
Zdeněk Macháček
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