Add frames in After Effects CS3

I need to add frames to multiple layers of a composition. Is this possible? I have done it in flash by interning frames but i cant see anything similar in AE?

Try looking in the composition settings for comp length. Video footage may be looped and this is found under file interpretation. You can change the length of a solid or a still layer by simply clicking and dragging or you can set in and out point with the Alt/Option plus one of the square bracket keys. IOW Alt (windows) or Ctrl (mac) + ] to set a new out point at the CTI (current time indicator).
This basic stuff is in the help files.

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