Specifying a Target Composition

You can specify a Target Composition for a batch process in one of the following three ways:

Target from Data Source

1. Create a new column or property key in your data source, and label it target.
2. Enter the name of a composition as displayed in AE's project panel into each row of the target column. This will set a specific target composition for each spreadsheet row or JSON object.

   NOTE  If you leave the cell value of a row in the Target column blank, Templater will render according to a default target set by one of the methods below.

Default Target from Project

1. In After Effects, open the project panel.
2. Find the composition you want to use as a default target.
3. Rename the composition by surrounding its name with double braces. For example, if your composition is named final animation, then rename it to {{final animation}}.

Default Target from Preferences

1. In the Templater panel, click Preferences to launch Templater Preferences.
2. In the Templater Preferences dialog, in the Target Composition group, click on a composition to highlight it.
3. Click OK.
4. Templater will render the target composition you have highlighted.

NOTE  If Templater cannot find a target composition to process, it will display an error when you attempt to replicate or render.