BCC 10 Library browser in After Effects

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi Ronald,

You need to apply the filter to a shorter clip in the timeline. The FX Browser will assume that you want to filter the entire length of the clip.

When you state that you tried trimming the track I’m assuming from the result that you describe that you mean you moved the trim heads in the FX Browser … right?

I hope this helps,

Peter.

[Ronald Czarnecki]

Thanks, still having problems and this is really slowing down my workflow. Avid Media Composer has no problem with BCC 10 library browser but AE sure does.

In this picture you can see I am doing a light leak transition over a precomp with a video inside. Works fine as I have it set up but try to look at the browser to pick a different version and it only plays the top video track. Frustration and makes me want to work in Media Composer.

testaebcc10librarybrowser.jpg

[Peter Mcauley]

Hey Ron,

Sorry for the huge delay in responding … I don’t check this forum every day and didn’t know that you had replied.

So in regard to what you’re seeing, here’s the scoop :

(1) The FX Browser in After Effects has not been programmed to do what you’re asking, which is to pull up an alternate layer source so what you are seeing is actually expected. Yes, this works in Avid and in OFX hosts but not (currently) in After Effects.
(2) I’ve discussed this issue with engineering and they have told me that it’s possible to program the filter to do this so I’ve submitted a request in the engineering database for this to be done. It will become available as a free update to BCC 10 users.
(3) In the meantime, you can use the standalone FX Browser filter in AE to preview all presets from every filter and transition to aid in selecting the preset that you want to use (the standalone includes the background feature). Once you find the preset that you like, you delete the standalone FX Browser filter, apply the transition that you want and load up the preset.

I hope this helps!

Cheers,

Peter.