Editing footage

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

AE is not an editing package, therefore it is always easier to use an editing program like FCP to select your shots and then bring them in in AE. Premiere Pro makes this even easier through the use of Dynamic Link.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[John Nelson]

Thanks Ted. That’s what I figured.

https://www.omproductions.net

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

If you’re using FCP for your edits, take note that Automatic Duck has a plugin that exports an FCP timeline which can be imported into AE. This plugin is now free and available for download.

Do a google for Automatic Duck.

Cheers
RoRK

Intensive AE & Mocha Training in Singapore and Malaysia
Adobe ACE/ACI (version 7) & Imagineer Systems Inc Approved Mocha Trainer

[Joseph W. bourke]

Hi John –

Here’s a slight alternative, which may or may not work for you. I often have projects in which I need edited pieces that contain anywhere from four to ten clips. What I do is create my “build reels” in separate comps, with logical naming conventions (“Patriots_Open”, “Jets_Open”, etc.), then drop those “edited” comps into my master comp, which could be an open, bump, or other element which needs an edited piece which can be quickly changed.

If you’re doing tons of these, it might be quicker to use PPro, or FCP, but I found that I could jump back and forth between comps in AE much faster than I could switch hats from compositing mindset to editing mindset. Your choice.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com