Premiere to After Effects, how do I keep my transitions? at DVinfo.net

Neil Rostance · October 6th, 2011, 03:10 AM

Hi Guys,

If I have a sequence in Premiere CS5.5, with a mixture of Dissolves and Fades throughout, when I colour grade in After Effects CS5.5 I go via the route of "Replace with After Effects Composition" and send that clip to AE.

When I colour, and send back, I've lost any transitions and the pre-roll frames on the clip are now gone, meaning transitions can't be added on or the clip extended as there aren't any frames leading up to the clip.

What workflow do you guys suggest to make it possible to colour in After Effects, but retain transitions/pre-roll on clips?

Thanks!

Neil

Bart Walczak · October 6th, 2011, 02:11 PM

I usually add handles manually by copying the clip to a layer above and then sending it to After Effects. However it is very troublesome, and also when I had about 400 clips replaced with Dynamic Link comps, Adobe Media Encoder literally took ages to even load the project. I waited about an hour, and gave up. Exporting directly from Premiere was the only option.

Ann Bens · October 7th, 2011, 02:17 AM

To keep the handles you can move the clip to a higer track, extend clip to handles length. Or copy, superimpose, extend and replace with AE comp.

October 6th, 2011, 03:10 AM	#1
Neil Rostance Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lace Market, Nottingham, UK Posts: 194	Premiere to After Effects, how do I keep my transitions? Hi Guys, If I have a sequence in Premiere CS5.5, with a mixture of Dissolves and Fades throughout, when I colour grade in After Effects CS5.5 I go via the route of "Replace with After Effects Composition" and send that clip to AE. When I colour, and send back, I've lost any transitions and the pre-roll frames on the clip are now gone, meaning transitions can't be added on or the clip extended as there aren't any frames leading up to the clip. What workflow do you guys suggest to make it possible to colour in After Effects, but retain transitions/pre-roll on clips? Thanks! Neil

October 6th, 2011, 02:11 PM	#2
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Re: Premiere to After Effects, how do I keep my transitions? I usually add handles manually by copying the clip to a layer above and then sending it to After Effects. However it is very troublesome, and also when I had about 400 clips replaced with Dynamic Link comps, Adobe Media Encoder literally took ages to even load the project. I waited about an hour, and gave up. Exporting directly from Premiere was the only option. __________________ Creative Impatience - The Solace of Simple Solutions. A few useful plugins for Adobe users, and my remarks on the tools and the craft in general.

October 7th, 2011, 02:17 AM	#3
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	Re: Premiere to After Effects, how do I keep my transitions? To keep the handles you can move the clip to a higer track, extend clip to handles length. Or copy, superimpose, extend and replace with AE comp.