Why my previous after effects videos (MP4) cannot be imported as multi-layered composition?

Hi,
As I go throught your tutorials, I cannot figure out how to edit previous after effect videos. My imported videos can only be imported as footage. Therefore, I cannot edit them in After effects. How can you help?
Thank you!
Berthony

Start here. Once you render a video it's a video. If you want to do more with the composition then you have to open the After Effects Project file you used to create the composition. It's the same way with any video editing app. You render the video and it's done. If you want to edit the pieces you have to open the program used to create the edit and edit it again.
Really basic stuff here. You have to go through the baiscs or you will be wasting your time.

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