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Dynamic link question
I have a Premiere project with multiple AE projects dynamically linked within it. Is it ok to create a single master .aep file and drop all the AE projects into the .aep file and relink all the dynamic links to this single project file (selecting the relevant sub comp from the relinking options)
It seems to work but Walter on this thread … https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/3/948088#948090 said he wouldn’t recommend it,but Walter hasn’t responded to my question so I thought I would ask the wider community.
The reason I want to group the .aep files is to collect all media into a single folder along with the media from my premiere project.
Is there some reason not to do tidy/group my files like this ?
Thanks for any info
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[Dave Rogers] “It seems to work but Walter on this thread … https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/3/948088#948090 said he wouldn’t recommend it,but Walter hasn’t responded to my question so I thought I would ask the wider community.”
Sorry I missed that, Dave!
Taking the DL’ed comp offline and relinking to a new AEP does work. There is no technical reason why you can’t do this.
My objection to this technique is that it is a band-aid solution to an underlying organizational problem that requires work after the fact (which may never be done) and that can create a version control nightmare if someone starts modifying the wrong project file.
[Dave Rogers] “The reason I want to group the .aep files is to collect all media into a single folder along with the media from my premiere project. Is there some reason not to do tidy/group my files like this ?”
You can do this, but I have seen the organize-after-the-fact method just not get executed too many times to suggest it. When someone goes looking for an asset a week or a month or a year later, it’s gone. Instead, I suggest you work from a common folder structure for all your projects and that you bring all your media into this structure right before you import it into the project, not afterwards.
In other words, media should be pre-tidied, not post-tidied.
When I’m leading a team of artists, this is the rule, and it works every time — but this is just my opinion. I think that what is really most important is that you develop a system that works for you and that you can trust, and then stick to it with incredible dedication.
Walter Soyka
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Walter
Thank you so much for your detailed reply, I am learning through the school of hard knocks all the things I should do next time and media organisation id top of the list thanks for your suggested method on keeping it better organised.Once again thanks Walter, you are a real asset to this forum
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Don’t forget….
that you can ways create a master project and collect independent of all the separate projects.
If the idea is to gather the assets….as long as they end up in the same folder, it does tend to make for easy relinking even if you do relink from all the original disparate projects to the collected assets in that folder.
While I agree strongly with what Walter says…
in some instances it may not exactly apply…for example….our projects are combinations of library assets, which we refer to constantly and leave in place on the server….and project specific assets which we organize with the project.
when I’m working in AE…I even make folders to differentiate between the two types when I import….so that when I collect at the end….for archive….I know what assets I can blow away from the collect (library ones) and ones that drop in the archive.
Alex Udell
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Thank you Alex, this project did have a mix of project specific items and items from my own library, I will have to have a think about whether I want to duplicate the library items.
It’s great to have the support and knowledge of this community guiding us to better work flows and new techniques.
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