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after effects to FCP
hello, I have a question regarding a project I’m working on with my boyfriend and I’m the least tech savvy person in the world so bear with me please:
We’re editing a project in FCP, using prores 422, the original footage is from a canon 7D. 1 shot from the project needs to be worked on in after effects.
So how do we go about this in after effects, do we use the native footage? do we use the proresed stuff? it’s only 1 shot we need to fix.
then what do we do to import the ‘effected’ shot back into final cut for the final edit.
what is going to make this seamless, and make everything the same size and color with minimal change?
thank you.
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2 Replies
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Hey Jessica!
What format is the footage from the 7D in? As in, what is after the . in the file name. For example, a quicktime movie can be quickly identified by its suffix, .mov.
After Effects supports a wide variety of formats, so you may not have to worry about what it likes. But you will have to export it from After Effects when you’re done so you’re going to want to use the format you’ve been using in Final Cut.
All the best,
Patrick
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If you’re done editing in FCP and you just have a single clip that you want to bring into AE, I would just place an In and an Out around the clip that you want and export it in it’s original settings. So if you are working in ProRes 422 in 1280×720, make sure you export in ProRes 422 in 1280×720, or whatever the original file is.
Bring that file into AE, drag the video file into the ‘Create a new Composition’ button. This will make a composition in the exact same settings and length as the video clip.
Work your magic in After Effects.
When you’re all done, go to Composition>Add to Render Queue (or hit Command/Control+M). In the ‘Output Module’ adjust the settings so that they are the same as how you exported from FCP (i.e. ProRes 422, 1280×720 or whatever it is.)
Hit that render button. When it’s done, bring it into FCP, and replace the un-After Effect’ed clip.
Voila.
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