<p>Just move the camera to the top of the composition. The 1st camera is the one Ae will render.</p>

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2012-11-16T04:21:48.100Z
Its worth having a look at this tutorial about [Render Order within After Effects](http://ae.tutsplus.com/articles/in-depth/understanding-the-render-order-in-after-effects/).
OrangeBox
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2012-09-27T17:25:15.150Z
2012-09-27T17:25:15.150Z
the Ritz
<p>It sounds like you've switched over to Active Camera in your Composition window.</p>

<p>You may need to switch the Composition viewport window to the camera you wish to use. Do this by selecting the camera in the dropdown menu at the bottom of the Composition window.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Bw3SU.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

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2012-11-16T03:14:28.463Z
2012-11-16T03:14:28.463Z
Parker Young
<p>I added a camera to my comp, however, when I render it uses the active camera, and not camera1. How do I Either make camera1 my active camera, or make it so that I can render out camera1</p>

<after-effects><camera><animation-rendering>
How to change active camera in after effects ( or render a different camera )
user379468
# How to change active camera in after effects ( or render a different camera )

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-08-28)

I added a camera to my comp, however, when I render it uses the active camera, and not camera1. How do I Either make camera1 my active camera, or make it so that I can render out camera1

**Tags:** after-effects, camera, animation-rendering


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-09-27. Score: 8

Just move the camera to the top of the composition. The 1st camera is the one Ae will render.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Its worth having a look at this tutorial about [Render Order within After Effects](http://ae.tutsplus.com/articles/in-depth/understanding-the-render-order-in-after-effects/).  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-11-16. Score: 3

It sounds like you've switched over to Active Camera in your Composition window.

You may need to switch the Composition viewport window to the camera you wish to use. Do this by selecting the camera in the dropdown menu at the bottom of the Composition window.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Bw3SU.jpg)

Hope this helps!


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