Now let’s change the duration of the Composition. You’ve now set the duration for a new Composition in After Effects. So “01:05:25:06” means the Composition is one hour, five minutes, 25 seconds, and six frames long. These numbers translate to “hours:minutes:seconds:frames”. The “duration” will probably default to say something like “00:00:30:00”. Set marker at current time (works during. (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) J: J: Go to next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end).

Set the duration of your Composition in the Composition Settings Adobe After Effects CC: Shortcutlist Tips Press Ctrl/Cmd + F to activate Search field: Press Ctrl/Cmd + (+) or (-) to maximize or minimize content. IMO this is neither good nor bad, just a difference we have to remember and combat with the next section of this article. Unlike programs like Premiere or Media Composer, the timeline in After Effects will not automatically expand when there are clips longer than the Composition’s duration in the timeline. The “duration” is how long the Composition will be. Give your Composition a name, set the size, frame rate, and duration. That will bring up the Composition Settings for the new Composition we’re creating. You can do this by hitting Command+N if you’re on a Mac or Control+N if you’re on a Windows computer.