• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Importing/Exporting Final Cut to After Effects CS3

  Posted by Jon Rokka on September 12, 2007 at 5:06 pm

  Hi
  Im new here but I have a problem which is causing me hours of grief.
  I am currently working on a project which involves exporting both still images and video from Final Cut and then working on them in After effects CS3 and then sending them back into Final Cut for the finished film. Sounds simple enough.
  My 2 issues are:

  1. when I export files as a quicktime movie with no compression from final cut and then import them to After effects cs3 as footage, then work on the footage.
  When I re-export as best quality QT fro AE I lose quality of footage???
  The new effected video is lower quality than the original footage I export from FCP!
  I have tried changing settings galor but to no avail!

  2. When I export still images from FCP to after effects I am exporting JPEG at highest quality and I am still losing quality when I re-export them from AE CS3

  If anyone can provide a surefire way of maintaning quality throughout this process I will be a ridiculously happy man.

  Thank you

  John

  Walter Biscardi replied 18 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  Jeremy Garchow

  September 12, 2007 at 7:44 pm

  Check out Automatic duck.

  You will be able to send your original FCP timeline and media to AE. You can then work on everything in AE at it’s native resolution/files, export a movie at the codec of your choice, then import that movie to FCP.

  http://www.automaticduck.com

  Jeremy
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  Jon Rokka

  September 13, 2007 at 8:25 am

  Wow thanks for the really quick response.
  Looks like I need to buy AE Import 4.0
  That way I can import FCP timeline and footage and then export the final sequence as a quicktime.
  Thanks v. much 🙂
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  Brett Clark

  September 13, 2007 at 4:34 pm

  Do you, by chance, have Motion? If you do, you should be able to accomplish the same results with Motion…just right click on your clips in FCP and tell it to send to Motion…edit and manipulate in Motion, save file in motion and it automatically updates back in your Fina Cut timeline.

  BC
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  Jon Rokka

  September 13, 2007 at 4:38 pm

  Thanks
  I do have motion but am more adept with After Effects.
  Think I will follow the Automatic duck route.
  Also I don’t think motion can do some of the moves I am trying to achieve.
  Thanks again
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  Walter Biscardi

  September 13, 2007 at 4:54 pm

  [Jon Rokka] “Think I will follow the Automatic duck route.”

  that’s the best way to go.

  Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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