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  AE comp not displaying correctly in Premiere Pro CS5 via Dynamic Link

  Posted by Chad O’donnell on August 27, 2012 at 4:49 am

  I’ve noticed this bug before but didn’t think much of it until now. Having an issue where the After Effects CS5 comp I’ve created does not appear the same in Premiere Pro CS5 via the Dynamic Link. Here’s the details:

  – Shot two shots on a locked off camera. Needed to merge the two clips via some simple rotoscoping. Placed both clips on my Premiere timeline, selected and used Dynamic Link to send to After Effects.

  – Used AE mask to rotoscope my clip. Used Mask Path, Mask Feather, and Mask Expansion for the mask.

  – Achieved my look in AE, saved the comp, and then I hopped back over to Premiere Pro to see the update.

  – Premiere Pro sees than an update was made.

  However….

  Upon playback in Premiere Pro, it does not appear that my mask feathering or expansion has been applied. It looks very sloppy in Premiere where it looks perfect in AE.

  I’ve had this issue happen a few other times and I chalked it up to low memory or really tired eyes on my part.

  I’ve tried restarting both programs, setting and reseting the opacity on the clips in AE, renaming the comp, re-importing the comp back into Premiere, but no luck.

  Is this a known bug in CS5 or am I going crazy?

  Tom Daigon replied 13 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Tom Daigon

  August 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm

  Be sure you render the AE DL clip when you are back on the PrP timeline. I have done extensive DL and never seen this. FYI, DL is rock solid in CS6 where I now do all my work.

  Tom Daigon
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  Chad O’donnell

  August 27, 2012 at 3:22 pm

  I have re-rendered the DL clip in Premiere as well with the same issues. Most of the time, the DL works great… but going back through a few projects I’ve noticed some things are off, especially when masking/rotoscoping is done.

  I WISH I could get CS6. The company I work for has no intention of upgrading any time soon (we’re not even getting CS5.5 until Q1 2013!!! CS6 will be out almost a full year before we get the version before it! It’s been a very frustrating year…
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  Tom Daigon

  August 27, 2012 at 3:31 pm

  Chad, Im a sorry to hear you cant upgrade to take advantage of the new abilities.

  Tom Daigon
  PrP / After Effects Editor
  http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRIg6h-LIm0 (Best viewed at 1080P and full screen)
  HP Z820 Dual 2687
  64GB ram
  Dulce DQg2 16TB raid

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