Tips for Working With After Effects Collect Files

Working on Motion Graphics in After Effects can feel a bit isolating. Features like Libraries make it easier to share assets across teams, and it works well. It’s easy to forget that other features exist for sharing or archiving projects, like the Collect Files feature.

Working with After Effects can end up with assets all over the place. Collect Files is great for brining everything together in one coherent place. Great if you need to share projects, give them away, or archive them once they are done.

Motion Designer and Filmmaker, Charles Yeager offers some nice tips for using Collect Files in After Effects, and shows us how to compress an entire After Effects project and files to easily share with editors or clients.