Naming - Tack Studio Docs

The name field supports three placeholders, which you can combine freely:

Placeholder	Resolves to
`[c]`	The parent composition’s name.
`[l]`	The layer’s name. Only resolves when the new comp contains a single layer: one selected layer, or each comp when pre-composing separately.
`[#]`	An auto-incrementing number. Use more hashes for zero-padding: `[##]` gives `01`, `[###]` gives `001`, and so on.

How the index works

When the name contains [#], Pre-compose Pro looks through your project for existing comps matching the same pattern and continues from the highest number it finds, so [c]_precomp_[##] produces MyComp_precomp_01, then MyComp_precomp_02 the next time, with no duplicates.

The index placeholder must be at the end of the name. A default name like shot_[#]_element will be rejected.

Prefix and suffix

In Settings you can define a prefix and suffix that are automatically added to every name, so if your naming convention marks every pre-comp the same way (a _precomp suffix, say) you never have to type it.

Default name

Settings also has a Default field: the name the dialog starts with each time it opens. It supports the same placeholders, so once set, it means most pre-composes are just Enter and done.

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​How the index works

​Prefix and suffix

​Default name

How the index works

Prefix and suffix

Default name