Re: Best workflow for creating a template for The Brady Bunch effect in CS5.5

You don't have to import anything for the placeholders, you just need a pre-comp that's the same size as the footage you will be replacing it with. The placeholder pre-comp could contain some footage or just a solid, it doesn't really matter. Whatever works for you in setting up your template.

You don't have to pre-compose anything, but if you are going to edit the footage it would make it easier because you can edit multiple layers and add effect or whatever inside the pre-comp and just have that one layer to deal with in the main comp. But if you're not going to edit the footage or anything than just skip the pre-comping and use solids or stills or something that are the size of the footage you are going to replace them with.

HTH