Work with composition settings
You can enter composition settings manually, or you can use composition settings presets to automatically set frame size (width and height), pixel aspect ratio, and frame rate for many common output formats. You can also create and save your own custom composition settings presets for later use. Resolution, Start Timecode, Duration, and Advanced composition settings are not saved with composition settings presets.
Note: The limit for composition
duration is three hours. You can use footage items longer than three
hours, but time after three hours does not display correctly.
- To change composition settings, select a composition in the Project panel or activate the Timeline or Composition panel for a composition, and then choose Composition > Composition Settings, or press Ctrl+K (Windows) or Command+K (Mac OS).
- To save a custom composition settings preset, set Width,
Height, Pixel Aspect Ratio, and Frame Rate values, and then click
the Save button
. - To delete a composition settings preset, choose it from
the Preset menu, and click the Delete button
. - To restore default composition settings presets, Alt-click
(Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Delete button or the
Save button .
Composition settings
Basic composition settings
For information on specific Basic composition settings not listed here, see the related sections.
- Resolution
- This setting affects rendering, both for previews and for final output. You can also use the Resolution menu at the bottom of the Composition panel to modify this setting.
- Start Timecode or Start Frame
- Timecode or frame number assigned to the first frame of the composition. This value does not affect rendering; it merely specifies where to start counting from.
Advanced composition settings
For information on specific Advanced composition settings not listed here, see the related sections.
- Anchor
- Click an arrow button to anchor layers to a corner or edge of the composition as it is resized.