Change the color of a solid layer in After Effects
1) To create a solid layer, select Solid from the Layer menu (New > Solid)

2) Select a color of the solid layer and confirm.

3)You can see that a solid layer has been created with the selected color as the background.

4) To reset the color of a solid layer, select the layer and go to solid settings from the layer menu

5) Reselect a color of the solid layer and confirm.

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