-
“Motion Template” substitutes for Premiere/After Effects
Hello everyone and thank you in advance for taking a look at my question.
In Final Cut 7 I had created a “Motion template” for my company’s lower third graphics. Other editors could open the template, fill it out inside Final Cut and lay it down on the timeline. This process could be repeated as many times as was needed.
This worked great for a while, but now we’re leaving the Final Cut 7 ship and hopping on to the SS Premiere.
I’ve recreated the lower third in After Effects and am looking to develop a similar workflow using this Adobe Dynamic Link system in Premiere. I’d like to have one After Effects composition that serves as a template–the same comp reused again and again to create every lower third across the same or multiple projects.
The trouble is the lower third composition will be changed with each use. If I have two copies of the comp in the same timeline, changing one (using “edit original”) changes the other one too. It’s almost like I need the dynamic link to break. Is there an “edit copy” option? I’d like to avoid having to create an individual composition for every unique lower third. We have tons of them and I’d prefer not to clutter up the project.
Hopefully this question makes sense. I will say, I’m working with CS4, in case that matters.
Thanks again.
-Todd -
3 Replies
-
can you create the AE comp, save it,
then copy it to an external drive or other folder
to keep it unchanged? -
The problem is the way Pr handles clips. It doesn’t make affiliated clips on the timeline like FCP. You must duplicate the title in the project assets bin, change that one, and move it onto the timeline. For each instance. Yeah, it IS a bit clunky. But at least all your work is inside one sequence.
-
Hi….
Within the After Effects Project that you create your lower third….
Duplicate the comp within that project for each lower third that you need and rename it as appropriate.
Then you bring those comps into PPro.
Alex
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up