[Brendon Murphy]

Totally possible:

1. Put the same background into both comps

2. inside the smaller “framing” comp, add this expression to the position parameter of the background image

ogPosX = comp("framing Comp1").layer("background").transform.position[0];
ogPosY = comp("framing Comp1").layer("background").transform.position[1];
adjustPosX = comp("framing Comp1").layer("framing").transform.position[0];
adjustPosY = comp("framing Comp1").layer("framing").transform.position[1];
adjustWidth = thisComp.width/2;
adjustHeight = thisComp.height/2;
[ogPosX-adjustPosX+adjustWidth,ogPosY-adjustPosY+adjustHeight];

Assuming you haven’t shifted any anchor points, that should do it!

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[Brendon Murphy]

I agree – definitely edit in Premiere and then prep your graphics in AE. For the lower third and transition, just create them in AE and then export in a format that supports transparency. Then bring them back into premiere. I often avoid using the dynamic link because things can indeed break… you can just export a draft of your premiere timeline if you need a reference for your graphics timing in AE.

[Brendon Murphy]

Oh, I may have actually misunderstood your post. If you are trying to make unique precomps when the main comp is duplicated, take a look at this:

https://aescripts.com/true-comp-duplicator/

[Brendon Murphy]

If you want to automate everything, you could also create a script that:

1. loops through files in a a folder named “Images”2. Creates a new comp for each one inside a folder named “precomps”

3. places the file within the new comp

4. adds the new comp to the main composition.

5. Makes the layer (new comp) 3D and distributes it on the Z axis according to it’s layer index

[Brendon Murphy]

Your images are not loading for me

[Brendon Murphy]

You tried this?

[Brendon Murphy]

I haven’t tested these out, but my guess is that “value” can return numbers, but not text strings. You might try dropping the “.value”,and/or using a toString conversion.

[Brendon Murphy]

Hard to tell exactly what your situation is from the description, but bear in mind CC Force Motion Blur is a special effect that’s used in conjunction with other effects. Pixel motion blur is what’s used to add fake motion blur to a comp. If that’s what you need, I recommend precomposing everything and then placing the effect on the precomp. You can have unpredictable results on an adjustment layer.

[Brendon Murphy]

You always should do Vfx work before any color work is done.

If the footage is in a log format, put it in a linear space before keying. I recommend using the free Open Color IO plugin. Then covert back to log after the comp is done for export. You can also use the Color Profile Converter effect, but double check to make sure you are not losing color info in the round trip.

Couple side tips – make sure you are working in 16 bits if you have footage higher than 8 bit (if you’re working in log, it’s likely at least 10bits). Work in 32 if you need it, but be warned that many effects do not work properly at that depth. I also recommend de-noising the plate before pulling a key.

[Brendon Murphy]

I don’t believe that’s an issue. I run several versions of CC on the same machine (occasionally at the same time).