Any way to link FX to multiple layers

[markblasco]

I'm working on a music video, and I have clips that come up multiple times. I edited everything in Premiere Pro, and imported to After Effects. Each cut is on a separate layer. I need to go through and color correct each shot so that it matches, and then to some FX work and secondary color correction.

If I have the same scene show up 7 different times in the video (so it is on 7 different layers in After Effects), is there a way to have an effect work on all of those layers, so that if I make a change later on, I don't have to make that change separately 7 different times?

I know that I can precompose those shots into one comp, but then I won't be able to see the edits in the main comp, so I won't know when that view starts and stops.

Is there something I'm missing, or do I just need to copy and paste over and over every time I make a change to an effect?

 

[El Director]

What about rearranging the layers so they're one on top of another, then add an adjustment layer, apply your effect there, and trim it to just those shots. I'm still pretty new to AE, so I don't know if that would work or not, but something to try.

 

[markblasco]

What about rearranging the layers so they're one on top of another, then add an adjustment layer, apply your effect there, and trim it to just those shots. I'm still pretty new to AE, so I don't know if that would work or not, but something to try.

That sounds like a good idea. I'll have to give that a try!

 

[Cassius]

Adjustment layers are the best for stuff like that. Also, can you paste the same thing to all of them if you select multiple clips? It's at least faster, but I can't remember if it works or not.

 

[markblasco]

Right now I am just getting my effects settings on one clip and then pasting it to the other clips, but if I have to go back and make a change, I don't want to then have to delete and repaste on to all of the clips every time.

Ok, since I don't really know AE that well, this may be a stupid question, but can you make adjustment layers that only affect certain layers, but not ones that are directly below it? For example, could I make an adjustment layer that affected layers 3, 9, 18, and 34?