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    2. Motion Graphics
      1. Work with Motion Graphics templates in After Effects
      2. Use expressions to create drop-down lists in Motion Graphics templates
      3. Work with Essential Properties to create Motion Graphics templates
      4. Replace images and videos in Motion Graphics templates and Essential Properties
      5. Animate faster and easier using the Properties panel
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  21. Knowledge Base
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    4. After Effects and macOS Ventura
    5. How After Effects handles low memory issues while previewing

Learn how to create a Motion Graphics template in Adobe After Effects with replaceable media and use media replacement with essential properties.

Speed up your workflow and enable Premiere editors to use different types of media, such as clips or images captured after the MOGRT was designed. Multiple variations of a template can be generated using Essential Properties in After Effects and swapped out for different types of media, such as social media graphics, animated slideshows, brand templates with a logo, or dynamic transitions between video clips.

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Authoring MOGRTs

You can choose which image, image sequence, video, the consumer of your template can replace.

Authoring Essential Properties

You can use Essential Properties to preview what different versions of the template would look like before you export.

Create a Motion Graphics template with replaceable media

Step 1: To make a layer replaceable in After Effects, drag it into the Essential Graphics panel.

They also support video and image layers, including files from Photoshop and Illustrator.

Step 2: Export the template as a Motion Graphics template.

 To reduce the file size of your template, right-click the thumbnail in the Essential Graphics panel and replace it with a thumbnail or a placeholder.

Note

Media Replacement feature does not work with MOGRTs that require Dynamic Link.

Use Media Replacement with Essential Properties

  1. Drag the layer you want to replace into the Essential Graphics panel.

  2. Nest your composition inside another composition.

  3. Twirl down to the media’s Essential Properties in the timeline.

  4. Drag another piece of media from the Project panel – an image, video, or comp – on top. The thumbnails show a blue outline, and the media is replaced. 

  5. Double-click on the media in the timeline to open a precomp to edit that instance of the media.

Try out the sample project!

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Download this sample MOGRT and follow the steps above to replace the media.

Edit your MOGRTs with replaceable media in Premiere

Media replacement MOGRTs are the quickest way to get started creating exciting visual effects for your video without having to start from scratch. In Premiere, you can build on pre-existing templates created in After Effects with replaceable media while retaining your creative control! As an editor, drag and drop new graphics, like a company logo or a new video, into the template. MOGRTs let you work more efficiently with graphics and animations while maintaining visual consistency. 

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