Creating new compositions from Project window footage

You can create new compositions from multiple footage items stored in the Project window. You can create single or multiple compositions, and specify composition options for each new composition in the New Composition From Selection dialog box.

To create a single or multiple compositions from Project window footage:

1. In the project window, select one or more footage items.
2. Do one of the following:
• Drag the selected footage to the Create a new Composition button at the bottom of the Project Window.
• Choose File > New Comp From Selection.
3. If you have selected multiple footage items, select either Single Composition or Multiple Composition in the New Composition From Selection dialog box, select settings as desired, and then click OK.
• Choose a footage item from the Use Dimensions From pop-up menu to specify the dimensions for the new composition.
• Specify a value for Still Duration to set the duration of the stills in the new composition or compositions.
• Select the Add to Render Queue option to add the new composition to the render queue.
• Select the Sequence Layers option to arrange layers in a sequence.
• Select the Overlap option to overlap layers from the footage.
• Specify a value for Duration and choose a setting from the Transition pop-up menu to control how layers in the footage overlap.