How to import a Premiere Sequence to edit at DVinfo.net

Nathan Quattrini · July 23rd, 2008, 12:08 PM

I have a fight scene in Premiere CS3 and want to bring the whole thing into AE to add shake to the hits. Do I need to render out the whole sequence to do this? or is there a way with dynamic link to just load the sequence in AE and work on it so it updates in Premiere?

Martin Chab · July 23rd, 2008, 12:29 PM

Hi Nathan,
just go to the file menu, choose open, in open window select: file type to all, navigate to your premiere project and open it. AE will ask if you like to open all the sequences (there you can choose to open only one of the sequences) and thats it. simply double click on the sequence icon in the project tab and, voilá, you have your entire project in AE.

Nathan Quattrini · July 23rd, 2008, 12:42 PM

so when I edit it in AE...will the changes show up in Premiere? Or do I need to do something special...save it...or otherwise?

Nathan Quattrini · July 23rd, 2008, 12:48 PM

hmm i tried it...but I don't have an option to set file type. I am on a Mac. The premiere files are visible but greyed out and unselectable

I tried with Import, but even though I selected only the fight sequence, it tried importing the entire short films source files :((

Martin Chab · July 24th, 2008, 09:18 AM

Nop, so far the projects from AE and premiere are separate projects. of course you can use dynamic link but i really didnt like it, every single thing you tweak needs a new render.
from AE you can render a new version to reedit on premiere if you need so but the best way is to end your edits and then make the post, tweaks, effects and so on in AE (also you can make edits in AE if you want.

July 23rd, 2008, 12:08 PM	#1
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	How to import a Premiere Sequence to edit I have a fight scene in Premiere CS3 and want to bring the whole thing into AE to add shake to the hits. Do I need to render out the whole sequence to do this? or is there a way with dynamic link to just load the sequence in AE and work on it so it updates in Premiere? __________________ Cinematography Site

July 23rd, 2008, 12:42 PM	#3
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	so when I edit it in AE...will the changes show up in Premiere? Or do I need to do something special...save it...or otherwise? __________________ Cinematography Site

July 23rd, 2008, 12:48 PM	#4
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	hmm i tried it...but I don't have an option to set file type. I am on a Mac. The premiere files are visible but greyed out and unselectable I tried with Import, but even though I selected only the fight sequence, it tried importing the entire short films source files :(( __________________ Cinematography Site

July 23rd, 2008, 12:29 PM	#2
Martin Chab Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malmo Sweden Posts: 103	Hi Nathan, just go to the file menu, choose open, in open window select: file type to all, navigate to your premiere project and open it. AE will ask if you like to open all the sequences (there you can choose to open only one of the sequences) and thats it. simply double click on the sequence icon in the project tab and, voilá, you have your entire project in AE.

July 24th, 2008, 09:18 AM	#5
Martin Chab Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malmo Sweden Posts: 103	Nop, so far the projects from AE and premiere are separate projects. of course you can use dynamic link but i really didnt like it, every single thing you tweak needs a new render. from AE you can render a new version to reedit on premiere if you need so but the best way is to end your edits and then make the post, tweaks, effects and so on in AE (also you can make edits in AE if you want.