AE Workflow Tip #6: Drag and Drop

AE Workflow Tips #6: Drag and Drop

A CreativeCOW After Effects Video Tutorial

Aharon Rabinowitz
New York, USA

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In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how dragging and dropping can speed up importing footage, rendering video, and exporting files.

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