Preserve Transparency Can Save You From PreComposing

Joe Lawrence shows how the Preserve Transparency feature in Ae can save you on PreComps.

Let’s face it, one of the drawbacks to a layer compositor like After Effects is precomposing elements. If you don’t manage them well, they can get unruly. Just as maintaining a node tree is to node-based compositors. What if you didn’t have to precompose every single time? Joe Lawrence shows how using an often overlooked feature (Preserve Transparency) in After Effects can actually offer fewer preComps in your workflow’s future.

Preserve UnderlyingTransparency, when used correctly, can actually speed up your workflow and allow you to have fewer Precomps in your work. Lawrence shows off a few practical examples of how to use Preserve Underlying Transparency in After Effects that should get you started.