<p>Yes, this is possible. Simply right-click your logo in the Project-Panel and select &quot;replace file&quot;, then select your new logo.</p>

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2020-11-24T11:58:11.897Z
Also if you were modifying the original file and didn't add any layers, when you save a .PSD file in photoshop, the file in After Effects should update a few seconds afterwards.
tomh
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2020-11-26T09:18:35.637Z
@tomh is absolutely right. If the PSD doesn't update in AE after saving in photoshop, you might need to right-click the source and press "reload footage". I've had some issues with it not updating sometimes, but 90% of the time that method works just fine.
Florian Claaßen
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2020-11-23T08:37:25.763Z
2020-11-23T08:37:25.763Z
Florian Claaßen
<p>I made a logo in Photoshop. I imported it in After Effects where I animated it, I added effects, I duplicated it etc.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I realized that the logo wasn't ready, I needed to add something else, a final touch, which had to be done in the source ie. in Photoshop. So I did change it in Photoshop, I imported the new one in the After Effects project.</p>
<p>Now I spent about a good day's time doing all the effects etc on the previous logo. Is it possible that I can replace the old logo (the old layer) with the new layer such that I won't have to redo all the effects and animations etc. to the new layer all over again?</p>
<p>gee if this isn't possible I will break down.</p>

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Can I replace a layer with another in Adobe After Effects?
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# Can I replace a layer with another in Adobe After Effects?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-23)

I made a logo in Photoshop. I imported it in After Effects where I animated it, I added effects, I duplicated it etc.

Unfortunately I realized that the logo wasn't ready, I needed to add something else, a final touch, which had to be done in the source ie. in Photoshop. So I did change it in Photoshop, I imported the new one in the After Effects project.

Now I spent about a good day's time doing all the effects etc on the previous logo. Is it possible that I can replace the old logo (the old layer) with the new layer such that I won't have to redo all the effects and animations etc. to the new layer all over again?

gee if this isn't possible I will break down.

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


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-11-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes, this is possible. Simply right-click your logo in the Project-Panel and select "replace file", then select your new logo.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Also if you were modifying the original file and didn't add any layers, when you save a .PSD file in photoshop, the file in After Effects should update a few seconds afterwards.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 is absolutely right. If the PSD doesn't update in AE after saving in photoshop, you might need to right-click the source and press "reload footage". I've had some issues with it not updating sometimes, but 90% of the time that method works just fine.  

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