Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this Adobe After Effects tutorial, I will show you how to optimize After Effects for better performance and better workflow! If you enjoy my content, consider subscribing and hitting that like button!

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0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Custom Workspaces
3:08 - General Preferences
3:44 - Previews Preferences
5:52 - Import Preferences
6:09 - Output Preferences
6:18 - Grids and Guides Preferences
8:32 - Labels Preferences
8:45 - Media and Disk Cache Preferences
10:34 - Video Preview Preferences
10:46 - Appearance Preferences
11:14 - New Project Preferences
11:21 - Auto-save Preferences
11:51 - Memory Preferences
12:17 - Audio Preferences
12:24 - Sync Settings
12:46 - Type, Expressions and 3D Preferences
12:57 - Intro to speeding up After Effects
13:17 - Purge Disk Cache
13:26 - Fast Previews and Adaptive Resolution
14:40 - Playback Resolution
15:32 - Composition Bit Depth
16:17 - Render Presets and Templates
17:53 - Outro
18:48 - Support

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