> ## Documentation Index
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# After Effects delivery

> How to prepare and hand off an After Effects project so Continuum can turn it into scalable render variations.

Continuum can turn a single After Effects project into many on-brand render variations — swapping prices, product images, and copy without rebuilding the design each time. This section explains how to structure and deliver your project so integration is fast and clean.

## How integration works

You build the After Effects project to the requirements in this guide, then hand it off as a single packaged file. Continuum's engineering team integrates it into the render pipeline, wiring each **dynamic asset** you exposed into a swappable field. From there, one project produces unlimited renders — each with different prices, images, or text — with no additional design work.

This is a collaborative handoff. You own the design and how it's structured; Continuum owns the integration and rendering. The more cleanly your project meets the requirements here, the faster it goes live.

## Dynamic vs. static assets

Every layer in your project is one of two things:

* **Dynamic** — anything that changes between renders: a price, a product image, a headline, or a paragraph of body copy. Dynamic assets must be built so Continuum can swap them.
* **Static** — the design that stays the same across every render: backgrounds, decorative elements, fixed brand marks.

Getting this split right is the most important part of preparation. If an asset should vary between renders, it must be dynamic — layered, exposed, and preset per the next page.

## Key terms

| Term                   | What it means                                                                                           |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Dynamic asset**      | A layer whose content changes between renders (price, image, headline, body copy).                      |
| **Composition**        | An After Effects comp. A single project file can contain several.                                       |
| **Essential Graphics** | The After Effects panel where you expose dynamic assets so they can be controlled outside the timeline. |
| **Render**             | One output variation produced from your project with a specific set of dynamic values.                  |
| **Animation preset**   | A Continuum-provided preset applied to a dynamic asset so it fits the design at any size.               |
| **Package**            | The self-contained project folder produced by **File → Dependencies → Collect Files** for handoff.      |

## What's next

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  <Card title="Preparing your project" icon="pen-ruler" href="/studio/after-effects/preparing">
    Structure layers, expose dynamic assets, and apply presets.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delivery & handoff" icon="paper-plane" href="/studio/after-effects/delivery">
    Provide fonts, wire up asset access, and package the project.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
