Adding footage items to a compositionOnce you have created a new composition and imported footage into the project, you can add footage items or another composition to it. To do this, drag footage items or folders from the Project window to a Timeline window, a Composition window, or a composition name or icon in the Project window. You can use individual items in the Project window any number of times in one or more compositions. Note: Although you cannot directly add a composition to itself, you can duplicate a composition and add the copy to the original. When you drag a footage item to the Timeline window, you can specify a precise layer order and start time for the item. If you add multiple footage items to a composition, the items appear in the order in which they were selected in the Project window. If you drag a footage item into the Composition window, the layer appears where you drop it. If you drag a footage item onto a composition in the Project window, the layer snaps to the center of the Composition window. After you add a layer, you can move it to any position within the Composition window. When you add multiple footage items, they appear in the composition in the order selected. Items added to a composition begin at the time indicated on the current-time marker in the Timeline window. For example, if the current time box displays 0:00:04:00 (4 seconds), when you place the item in the Composition window, the item begins its first frame at 4 seconds. By changing the location of the current-time marker (Timeline window) or the time displayed in the Current Time button (Composition window), you can add a layer at any point in the composition. In the Composition window, layers are visible only if they are active at the time currently displayed. For example, if you have three layers in a composition, with two of the layers starting at the beginning of the composition and one layer starting at 6 seconds, only two of the layers appear in the Composition window when the current-time marker is set to the beginning of the composition. For more information on adjusting the duration or speed of a layer, see Understanding trimming and Time-stretching a layer. For more information on setting and adjusting the current time, see Viewing and setting the current time. To add a footage item to a composition:
![]() While dragging an item into the Timeline window, you can specify the layer order and In point.
To add several footage items to a composition at the same time:
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