ALL DESIGN TOOLS
117. Trim Compose Script
• Trim Compose helps you manage large VFX project
• Discuss workflows for creating a video with many VFX
• Discuss workflows for creating a video with many VFX
Posted on May 01, 2011
TUTORIAL NOTES:
Benefits:
• Create edit accurate pre-comps based on final cut
• Keeps projects organized and VFX inside individual comps
• Create proxies for specific range based on the edit
• Batch process shots to work with multiple artists
• Adds frame handles automatically
• Create edit accurate pre-comps based on final cut
• Keeps projects organized and VFX inside individual comps
• Create proxies for specific range based on the edit
• Batch process shots to work with multiple artists
• Adds frame handles automatically
258 Comments
oli
5 years ago
Hi,
is this scripts work well in AE 2020 on your side?
For me it run for some layers but not all.
Then it crash saying : Unable to execute scripte at line 60. AE error : Unable to set duration.
Is there a fix for this?
is this scripts work well in AE 2020 on your side?
For me it run for some layers but not all.
Then it crash saying : Unable to execute scripte at line 60. AE error : Unable to set duration.
Is there a fix for this?
Jalithic Media
8 years ago
Sweet Script, old video but don't even matter! Thank You Andrew K and Team!! I greatly appreciate it!!
Marc Rühl
11 years ago
I really learned a lot from your tutorials, but this one tops it all! Especially the idea to render a proxy from every clip, for using it in Mocha.
Monte Legaspi
11 years ago
is the popcorn island site still up? Where can I find the script for FCP2AE, don't see it anywhere online? :-/
I'm an Final Cut editor. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I'm an Final Cut editor. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Mitch Drake
12 years ago
Hi, I don't have Premiere Pro, I do have pinnacle studios however. How would I do this with pinnacle. If I cannot, what order would do things. Would I edit the video and edit all of the scenes together and then add the effects, or would I add the effects and then edit the scenes together?
Raul
12 years ago
Is the script for Mac? Anybody knows how to use it for Mac CS5? Im not able to open the jsx file. Pls Help.....
Luis
12 years ago
I have no idea what the purpose of this Script was,i watched the video twice to see if I could find anything he said to help my editing out but nope, maybe because I only work on small projects and convert all of my video before I even bring it to AF and AP.
Berkan Cetinel
13 years ago
Steem! Thats what I was looking for. Thank you for the script Video Copilot Team!!!
Joelle
13 years ago
What! Didn't even know you could copy and paste from Premiere. This script is RAD! Virtual smooches 
Thanks for the free script, ^5!
Thanks for the free script, ^5!
Holden
13 years ago
Wow. You've saved humanity a total of six billion hours with this script. Thanks Andrew.
Unfortunately I'm getting an error message when I try to render my Trim Composed comps. Perhaps we can figure out how to solve this issue. I've started a thread on the forum here:
http://www.videocopilot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=87095&sid=e87c5f96ffbcad2ac7646be3e1b99417
Unfortunately I'm getting an error message when I try to render my Trim Composed comps. Perhaps we can figure out how to solve this issue. I've started a thread on the forum here:
http://www.videocopilot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=87095&sid=e87c5f96ffbcad2ac7646be3e1b99417
[GYOMH]
13 years ago
How can I missed it ?
How can I leaved without it during a year ?...
Dude, you're my genius.
How can I leaved without it during a year ?...
Dude, you're my genius.
Josh Binion
13 years ago
Maybe this is a stupid question, but is this a better alternative than the Premiere to AE Dynamic Link? I have the Adobe Production Premium suite which allows for Dynamic Link. Dynamic Link seems easier because there is no rendering required in AE.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Alvaro Coronas
13 years ago
Thank you very much Andrew & Company, practical script to move between Premier and Afx.
smgara
13 years ago
Great script just started running it and already its saving me huge time! Andrew you are a genius and a friend to all us who don't have money but learn so much and take so much for free. Thanks
Ronno
14 years ago
Andrew. Thanks so much. Every time I use this script I think of another situation where this will save me time. Amazing. Just used it to fix a Davinci Resolve workflow problem I created for myself.
I buy stuff from you that I may well never use, just cause you have made life here in Compositeland that much better.
Regards.
Ronno
I buy stuff from you that I may well never use, just cause you have made life here in Compositeland that much better.
Regards.
Ronno
David
14 years ago
Man, Andrew u are too good. anyway, when i see ur work like that u always inspire me.
from Nigeria.
from Nigeria.
Charles
14 years ago
Hi Andrew,
Thank you so much for this tutorial and for all of them actualy!
However, I have a slight problem that makes the script useless and I can't figure out why... I explain:
I do my edit in Premiere CS5, select my cuts in my timeline, edit Copy or Ctrl+C, then go to AE CS5, create a Comp and then Edit paste or Ctrl+V. All my clips are imported from Première to After Effects but instead of being original footage, they're imported as compositions inside my Comp. So, if I open each comps individualy, I have the entire clip inside them. I don't know if you understand what I am trying to explain but if you do, it would be great if you could tell me what I am doing wrong...
Thanks a million,
Charles
Thank you so much for this tutorial and for all of them actualy!
However, I have a slight problem that makes the script useless and I can't figure out why... I explain:
I do my edit in Premiere CS5, select my cuts in my timeline, edit Copy or Ctrl+C, then go to AE CS5, create a Comp and then Edit paste or Ctrl+V. All my clips are imported from Première to After Effects but instead of being original footage, they're imported as compositions inside my Comp. So, if I open each comps individualy, I have the entire clip inside them. I don't know if you understand what I am trying to explain but if you do, it would be great if you could tell me what I am doing wrong...
Thanks a million,
Charles
Goldfinch
14 years ago
Really helpful, this adds another step to AE to be a complete filmmaking tool.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Alex
14 years ago
The link to this tutorial on the mobile version of the site is broken. 404 message appears, when you try to watch the tutorial from any mobile phone
TheMovieEditor
14 years ago
cool. i want this now. this looks so cool. its just what i need for my green screen
fransuarez19
14 years ago
son super fantasticos los tutoriales y cada ves estoy mas convencido que es lo que me gustaria aprender seriamas facil si algunos tutoriales fueran en español todos son facinates no se escapan ninguno son perfectos Andrew Kramer felicidades por compartir con nosotros esos conocimientos .
Trevor Gilchrist
14 years ago
I think I just died and went to heaven. After all these years of intense AE use, a script that tangibly improves the workflow.
Thank you so much
Thank you so much
Jon Acosta
14 years ago
A few months ago, I worked 4 days straight on a music video project with 179 individual cuts of green screening... this little script here could have saved my sanity. Why to rock it again, Andrew! Going forward, I know i'll never lose my mind again.
Christo Samuel
14 years ago
Can anybody teme, what will the best format that we can use to make a very good quality video. I'm using photo-jpeg format., what al other formats wch gives a best quality for broadcasting......
Brian Berneker
14 years ago
Very nice one Andrew... makes such a difference in workflow... I've been toying with Premiere just for better round tripping my projects, but now it's even easier to decide after using this script and seeing the new FCP X (EEK!!!)
Matt
14 years ago
Every single tutorial is soooo useful. Great stuff. I just did all that manually yesterday on a proyect!! it took forever.!! andrew for president!!
Nemo
14 years ago
hey guys!
is it possible to take the shots back to premiere after collor correcting in AE? plz answer!
is it possible to take the shots back to premiere after collor correcting in AE? plz answer!
Thomas Sutherland
14 years ago
YES! YEEEEEEES!
THANK YOU SO GODDAMN MUCH!
I have been looking for something like this for a very...very long time.
THANK YOU SO GODDAMN MUCH!
I have been looking for something like this for a very...very long time.
Andrew McKee
14 years ago
I would have chewed off my own leg to get this script a few years ago. Not as flashy as your other tutorials, but probably one of the best in terms of actual workflow help.
emo
14 years ago
thanks for all your tips and tutorial!! nothing in ae can be possible for me without videocopilot.net
Kert Gartner
14 years ago
Hey Andrew, just letting you know there's a small bug with this script. If a clip has been set to play back in reverse (ie -100% speed) the script stops when it encounters that clip. Not a huge pain, but it would be cool if it could handle that gracefully.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Kostaki
14 years ago
In Cuba we love this site. We can't pay the staff sorry, but this is really helpfull for cuban people and TV too.
Mitch
14 years ago
Incredibly helpful script. Just wanted to point out that if you are using Final Cut Pro to edit you can use the free script FCP2AE made by Popcorn Island and it will bring your footage into After Effects the same as copy and pasting from Premiere. An affordable alternative to Automatic Duck. Thanks again, VCP is invaluable.
bably
14 years ago
i am runing many with your tutorial (iam in africa) because of your video tutorial i am the best producer in rwanda (africa)
wazzup
14 years ago
dude its been a long time since you had a new video ...share the wealth ..homeboy
D.L. Watson
14 years ago
Great tutorial Andrew. And great work on Super 8 - it was a fantastic movie.
Jaakko Manninen
14 years ago
Dude, you just read my mind!
I was just halfway working on the trimming and precomposing of a 120+ cut music video and because I got bored halfway I just went to this site to browse some stuff and there you go and give me this script! Hallelujah!!
One cool feature could/would be if there was a way to either have the precompositions automatically named by the starting frame number or just sequenced (001,002,003,004 etc)... would make it a bit simpler when bouncing back and forth and just identifying which clip is which..
Jaakko
I was just halfway working on the trimming and precomposing of a 120+ cut music video and because I got bored halfway I just went to this site to browse some stuff and there you go and give me this script! Hallelujah!!
One cool feature could/would be if there was a way to either have the precompositions automatically named by the starting frame number or just sequenced (001,002,003,004 etc)... would make it a bit simpler when bouncing back and forth and just identifying which clip is which..
Jaakko
Xavier
14 years ago
dude, yo ma personal art hero, the only problem is that am from uganda-africa, i would olve to thank u by buying yo products coz i can afford to but, we don't credit cards and other standards don't apply here pliz advise on how to get them, but i love yo works, thanks for the job done. God bless u
Rey Xerxes
14 years ago
Wow! Thanks Andrew for these tutorials of yours!!
they sure makes me advance in my classes in Digital Arts in Animation!!
and this scrip of yours makes my video editing more easy and less time consuming!! ;D
they sure makes me advance in my classes in Digital Arts in Animation!!
and this scrip of yours makes my video editing more easy and less time consuming!! ;D
lekshey
14 years ago
thanks for u tutorial it realy help me to learn and i am really interest in learn this after effect. thanks for showing ur tutorial to us.
Rob Penczak
14 years ago
I've been slogging my way through some hefty clips that are really testing the Premiere / After Effects Dynamic link, and in hunting for workarounds, I'd run into some problems that your script addresses perfectly. Thanks so much for making the script available, not to mention the always useful tutorials!
sjym90
14 years ago
Pretty good.But the English tutorials are alway hard to understand.(I am from People Republic of China with poor English)
whodoark
14 years ago
lovly tots & script as always
am walking on a musical video, u r a life saver.
may u can do a tot on dividing the sea like the bible story
am walking on a musical video, u r a life saver.
may u can do a tot on dividing the sea like the bible story
Asad
14 years ago
Sir can you please tell us that how to make hulk effect in after effects please sir
Richard
14 years ago
awsome tutorials they help alot. IT WOULD BE COOL if you did a tutioral on how to do the jumper teleporting like from the movie. to show how to do somone disappearing and appearing, and also showing the jumpscare like from the movie jumper. iv always wanted to do something like that
Richard
14 years ago
like your tutorials they help a lot and give me ideas and help me. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A TUTORIAL on how to do the jumper effect from the movie of when they teleport, when they disappear and appear that would be cool
kai
14 years ago
LOVE this script. It's sped up my workflow like you wouldnt believe.
However, I believe there is a bug in it.
When running the script on footage that has been reversed using premiere, the following error happens:
Unable to execute script at line 51. After Effects error: Unable to set "duration". Value -3.89 out of range 0 to 10800.
However, I believe there is a bug in it.
When running the script on footage that has been reversed using premiere, the following error happens:
Unable to execute script at line 51. After Effects error: Unable to set "duration". Value -3.89 out of range 0 to 10800.
Dave
14 years ago
That's a pretty good script Andrew. You should check out this one: http://aescripts.com/rd-pre-compose/
It's pretty amazing. Thanks Andrew for providing the best AE website in the world!
It's pretty amazing. Thanks Andrew for providing the best AE website in the world!
Daddy_C
14 years ago
Well.................helloooooooooooooooo....who's the hot gal Andrew!!!! LOL sod the tutorial!!!
Pablo E. Herrera
14 years ago
Maybe one of the best tutorials you have made.
I lost my mind many times trying to organize my projects...
THANK YOU.
I lost my mind many times trying to organize my projects...
THANK YOU.
ella
14 years ago
wow thank u so much! this solves a really annonying problem. awsome idea.
i am a third year 3d animation student and u sir are so much more helpful than my teachers.
hope to see more and have my freinds buy me your stuff for my birthday! ^_^
cheers
i am a third year 3d animation student and u sir are so much more helpful than my teachers.
hope to see more and have my freinds buy me your stuff for my birthday! ^_^
cheers
Arijit
14 years ago
sir
I went through all your tutorials,they were extremely useful,I am very fond of you and these tutorials,could you please do some more tutorials on complex keying and matchmoving,It would be very kind of you...
I went through all your tutorials,they were extremely useful,I am very fond of you and these tutorials,could you please do some more tutorials on complex keying and matchmoving,It would be very kind of you...
J-w007
14 years ago
Please Go to my website where i show you my latest videos: www.livestream.com/movies4eva
Jbal Tero
14 years ago
I am looking for this kind of stuff!. but thanks to VideoCop... I thnk i would just waste time for all of the clips to Pre-Composed.. This is Great VideoCopilot is Great!!..
shayne
14 years ago
you just made my life so much heasier haha. i find it takes me at least an extra hour to edit in after effects because of fairly annoying things like that ! glad youve found a work around
simonruane
14 years ago
Da**it! You can copy and paste things from Premiere to After Effects... I used to export every clip in Premiere to put in After Effects! True Story!
Thanks Andrew for these tips
Thanks Andrew for these tips
Daniele
14 years ago
Thanks Andrew! I was working on a short movie and this script is exactly what i needed!
Jon Bagge
14 years ago
This is exactly how I normally work.
I had been considering teaching myself to make scripts specifically to solve this exact problem!
Now I don't have to!
Thanks, Andrew!
Jon
I had been considering teaching myself to make scripts specifically to solve this exact problem!
Now I don't have to!
Thanks, Andrew!
Jon
Stu
14 years ago
Had no idea you can just copy and paste from Premiere to AE.. how ridiculously simple yet brilliant. Mr Kramer you are indeed a legend.
Woody
14 years ago
Hi there,
Yep another great tutorial as always. GOOD JOB!
Its a little like the dynamic linking between preimere and afterFX. Have been working on a film recently and that dynamic linking also worked fantastic!!
Have a good one.
Woody
Yep another great tutorial as always. GOOD JOB!
Its a little like the dynamic linking between preimere and afterFX. Have been working on a film recently and that dynamic linking also worked fantastic!!
Have a good one.
Woody
shadow
14 years ago
great tutorial... hey andrew do you plan create again the tutorials for 66 to the latest tutorial and sell again... im wondering and if you have release that i will buy again...
Evan Steel
14 years ago
Long Live Andrew kramer, thanks to u i have managed to create some effects that baffle my freinds(eg make the pieces on a chess board move without me touching them)(magic tracking)do pretty decent explosions,blow back etc,and now learn 3d modeling, currentley creating a satellite to make the beginning intro of my video series (to give u an idea of what i aim to achieve
of the satelite watch this video untill the bit
where to spider comes up)
p.s man your tutorials are beast (Evan age 15)
of the satelite watch this video untill the bit
where to spider comes up)
p.s man your tutorials are beast (Evan age 15)
USAFDCONE
14 years ago
Buddy just make a creative video like people jumping in air or else and INSPIRE people.......................luv ya all!
Raldorus
14 years ago
Andrew! Very nice tutorial as always, you´re such a great teacher and comedian :]
Karyim
14 years ago
WOW. this tutorial hit the money for me. I work on plenty of music videos and this helps a lot.
connerboy7902
14 years ago
i enjoy the work that you u do.. first off! i was wonderin if you ever was gonna do a tutorial on music videos. im tryin to be one of the best music video directors. if you can help me out it will be much appreciated.
HappyDave
14 years ago
awesome
for FCP there is a free script file to get your cut into AFX
its called FCtoAE or something, i juts got it for mac donno if there is the same for pc
thx andrew
for FCP there is a free script file to get your cut into AFX
its called FCtoAE or something, i juts got it for mac donno if there is the same for pc
thx andrew
Evan Croft
14 years ago
Awesome tutorial!! I ran into the problem of having to track an entire clip in mocha when i only needed a tiny section of it tracked once, but it sucked because it wouldn't let me track only part of the clip and export the data. Visit my website at http://awesomevfx.weebly.com , total credit to you, kramer!!
Oscar
14 years ago
Nice, this was exactly what I was looking for as I'm about to start a huge project next week and was looking for a way to simplify things. Thanks Andrew!
tony
14 years ago
This is such an amazing script, Im pretty sure Adobe is going to look in to this, I mean you just made millions of editors save so much time. So simple to use and does so much hard work.
Thanks
Greetings from Antarctica
Thanks
Greetings from Antarctica
armia wadei
14 years ago
thank you from my heart. you are really wonder . and i learned a lot from you . thanks
Dmitry Kitsov
14 years ago
Thank you so much!!!!!
What many people do not realize is that this script also helps with rendering time.
After effects will render some effects even if they are on the underling layers obscured by the layers on top of it. This is y design. By trimming the comp you prevent the render of unnecessary effects = faster render of the final project!
What many people do not realize is that this script also helps with rendering time.
After effects will render some effects even if they are on the underling layers obscured by the layers on top of it. This is y design. By trimming the comp you prevent the render of unnecessary effects = faster render of the final project!
alexander
14 years ago
Andrew,
Here's a quick tip for Sony Vegas users, you can do your basic edits in Sony Vegas(whichever), then save the project as an .AAF . It may work for other programs and might lessen the work load for some of you VFX freaks out there...
Thanks for the script it's definitely useful.
Cheers from Romania,
Alex.
Here's a quick tip for Sony Vegas users, you can do your basic edits in Sony Vegas(whichever), then save the project as an .AAF . It may work for other programs and might lessen the work load for some of you VFX freaks out there...
Thanks for the script it's definitely useful.
Cheers from Romania,
Alex.
GooDShiveR
14 years ago
even though this is really helpfull for some people, but i was expecting something more ''exciting'' from you (Friendly comment)
(Friendly comment)
Chris
14 years ago
Awesome man, this is going to help me speed up my next "Yugo" music video, awesome! I was wondering how to do this in a fast way!!
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ADURY Films Pvt.Ltd.
14 years ago
Hallo Sir Nice Job , AI am a Big Fan of Your
Thank You For cool Tutorials.
Thank You For cool Tutorials.
Big Hache
14 years ago
Brilliant! This is great and right on time for a new project. Thank you for the workflow enhancement and the script example.
AdamV
14 years ago
This sir is awesome, I do the whole setup that you explained for comps. This script is phenomenal (had to google spell check that!).
Thank you once again!!
AdamV
Thank you once again!!
AdamV
Lukas
14 years ago
One week. One week ago, this would've been a savior for me.
guess i'll have to use it in future projects then...
guess i'll have to use it in future projects then...
DigitalTeacher
14 years ago
This is great. I teach a video class at a high school and this is something we always struggle with on big projects. One question though. Once I hand these trimmed comps off and the students add effects how do you suggest we bring them back in? Render and Alt+Drag-and-drop to replace or something else?
moody
14 years ago
HELL Yeah!!!... man this one is really usefull.. i mean my comps are always ridiculously huge... im just like that gilr now, dancing around. Thanks Andrew Kramer
Martijn
14 years ago
HAHA, just finished my movie doing EVERYTHING in after effects, didn't want to lose quality by putting the pieces together in premiere and rendering this out. Unfortunately this tutorial came too late for my previous project but Andrew, you're a hero, next projects I will be using this technique!
Joseph Rakereng
14 years ago
Oh thanks a lot Andrew,been longing for this nice tip.Fantastic stuff dude,big ups from Botswana,Southern Africa
Stan
14 years ago
Girl is handsome... plugin maybe can be useful but you have much more useful things made before! anyway thanks for your help
Dylan More
14 years ago
Great help Andrew. Would've loved this last month when I had over 100 tracks to color correct and key.
Clemzy
14 years ago
Thx u so much it will save us time a lot
i wish i could read the matrix and create script or little plug like u do to help us work better
thx again
greeting from paris
i wish i could read the matrix and create script or little plug like u do to help us work better
thx again
greeting from paris
oscand
14 years ago
Great tuto !
What is the Intermediate Codec you are talking about?
Thanks for the answer
What is the Intermediate Codec you are talking about?
Thanks for the answer
Mindless Digital
14 years ago
First words these morning:
"Honey wait, Andrew Kramer uploaded something, I'll be down in a second".
"Honey wait, Andrew Kramer uploaded something, I'll be down in a second".
dashv
14 years ago
Awesome tut. Awesome script. You just completely revolutionized my workflow.
I didn't even know I could copy trims from my PPro sequences and paste them into AE.
Thanks again man!
I didn't even know I could copy trims from my PPro sequences and paste them into AE.
Thanks again man!
Mr.H
14 years ago
I have watched all your tutorials and wish I had your products.
You are hilarious
thank you
You are hilarious
thank you
Ty
14 years ago
I absolutely love you. This is the EXACT problem that I was going to struggle with later in the week, and you've already solved it for me. Andrew Kramer, you are a godsend. You need a donation jar!
tommie
14 years ago
That is exactly what I needed right now.
No, really. I was just having that exact (!) same problem...and now I was checking this site and boom...it's like you watched me and thought: "man I am gonna help this guy"
So a big thanks! keep it up
No, really. I was just having that exact (!) same problem...and now I was checking this site and boom...it's like you watched me and thought: "man I am gonna help this guy"
So a big thanks! keep it up
Pablo Dednikar
14 years ago
Excellent like always Andrew!
You are amazing dude, no one like you to make tutorials. You have done more than 100 tutorials and ALWAYS mention the basic steps. The other day I've started to see a tutorial from spain that I've downloaded but the guy speaks faster and seems like you MUST know how to use the program... and the tutorial title means "basic steps"... lol
Whatever, you are awesome, all the staff! Cheers!
You are amazing dude, no one like you to make tutorials. You have done more than 100 tutorials and ALWAYS mention the basic steps. The other day I've started to see a tutorial from spain that I've downloaded but the guy speaks faster and seems like you MUST know how to use the program... and the tutorial title means "basic steps"... lol
Whatever, you are awesome, all the staff! Cheers!
Fredi
14 years ago
Wow! Thanks Andrew!!
One Question: Is this Site your "fulltime" job or do you work at pixar or something like that?
would be interesting
Greetings
fredi
One Question: Is this Site your "fulltime" job or do you work at pixar or something like that?
would be interesting
Greetings
fredi
Mitch Davis
14 years ago
Thanks Andrew,
VFX Tutorials are awesome, but it's so great to get another perspective on things like editing and workflow. You rock!
VFX Tutorials are awesome, but it's so great to get another perspective on things like editing and workflow. You rock!
Anwar
14 years ago
That just made my work a little easier
One other option I see is that if you want to share this project with another colleague for instance you could just select the comps he needs to have in the library and select 'reduce project'. That way he just has the stuff he needs and you can then replace those afterwards when he's done.
One other option I see is that if you want to share this project with another colleague for instance you could just select the comps he needs to have in the library and select 'reduce project'. That way he just has the stuff he needs and you can then replace those afterwards when he's done.
Greg Cervall
14 years ago
Extra! Merci Andrew.
I would liked to have this script a few months ago for an old work !
Many thanks
I would liked to have this script a few months ago for an old work !
Many thanks
Alex Perez
14 years ago
Hi Andrew
Thanks for the script, this is gonna be absolutely indispensable from now on in my daily work live.
In case someone might want to know, I use a very cool trick for import my edits from Final Cut into AE, take your sequence in Final Cut and export XML file of it, then go into Premiere and import the XML file, now save as you want your Premiere project, after that you just have to import as Premiere project in AE and boooommm there you have your cut perfectly timed. Hope someone find it useful.
Thanks for your hard work Andrew.
Thanks for the script, this is gonna be absolutely indispensable from now on in my daily work live.
In case someone might want to know, I use a very cool trick for import my edits from Final Cut into AE, take your sequence in Final Cut and export XML file of it, then go into Premiere and import the XML file, now save as you want your Premiere project, after that you just have to import as Premiere project in AE and boooommm there you have your cut perfectly timed. Hope someone find it useful.
Thanks for your hard work Andrew.
Bree (Bright)
14 years ago
Now this is what i've been waiting for...
Thanks a lot Kramer.
we working on a TV Programme something similair to what you've done, but after watching this Tut...
Thank again kramer.
Thanks a lot Kramer.
we working on a TV Programme something similair to what you've done, but after watching this Tut...
Thank again kramer.
Aarons Rogers
14 years ago
Andrew, thanks again.. I wonder how you keep focus in whatever you do.. I have the interest in VFX but sadly time and tide is not on my side.. 
Steve Dispensa
14 years ago
Andrew,
Thank you so much for this. This is going to save me more time than I ever could have imagined. Great work!
Thank you so much for this. This is going to save me more time than I ever could have imagined. Great work!
AJ_21
14 years ago
Hello Mr. Andrew. I just downloaded this tutorial 2 times and it seems it didnt upload completely. Its a 20min tutorial and its just 16mbs. Just asking to check it out.
Saludes desde Honduras (Greetings from Honduras)
Saludes desde Honduras (Greetings from Honduras)
Glenn
14 years ago
Thanks Andrew,
I was actually having this issue yesterday!!! Said to myself.. gee it would be great ot do a "precompose all separatae and make to size" button ahha
Cheers!!
I was actually having this issue yesterday!!! Said to myself.. gee it would be great ot do a "precompose all separatae and make to size" button ahha
Cheers!!
fourchinnigan
14 years ago
Thanks for this. I've been doing this the long way for quite some time now. It's nice to have a script to speed it up finally.
Tom Daigon
14 years ago
When I cut a long piece in FCP , I usually dont need efx on every clip. I nest the clip and send it out as XML to AE and work on just that clip. That way I eventually have a complete seq in FCP that plays back just fine with only the necessary clips sent to AE for work.
If Premiere Pro were my primary editor, I would love using the dynamic link to just send over those select clips that need work and use PP to play back the final seq.
I realize my work flow is more an Editors approach then a VFX Compositors approach. Whatever works!
If Premiere Pro were my primary editor, I would love using the dynamic link to just send over those select clips that need work and use PP to play back the final seq.
I realize my work flow is more an Editors approach then a VFX Compositors approach. Whatever works!
Evan Abrams
14 years ago
You are a life saver. I was getting carpel tunnel chopping and moving these manually.
Jason T
14 years ago
Thanks for this Andrew. I have been having this issue within my workflows for a long time. This solves so many problems. I look forward to incorporating this with my other post-work flows and improving my speed and results drastically.
ActionCamStudio
14 years ago
You've saved me a lot,lot,lot of time.This is the most useful script i've ever used in my workflow.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
Zack
14 years ago
Thanks Andrew!
Definitely gonna download the script.
By the way, I was watching the Fringe for the first time the other day (and I knew you made the opening sequence), but I still loved to see your name in the credits.
Definitely gonna download the script.
By the way, I was watching the Fringe for the first time the other day (and I knew you made the opening sequence), but I still loved to see your name in the credits.
Reno
14 years ago
Ah! thank god dude!
Thanks for the great presets/scripts/tutorials/tips guys!
This would have been helpful 3 months ago on my TRON: Legacy spoof!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPOXhyYX8hg
Thanks for the great presets/scripts/tutorials/tips guys!
This would have been helpful 3 months ago on my TRON: Legacy spoof!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPOXhyYX8hg
Sam
14 years ago
You know... If you work in premiere you can just right click on the edit and hit "open in after effects comp" that's how I do it.
Cameron
14 years ago
How do you track in mocha? every time I open a file into it it says it cant texture the image.
Peter
14 years ago
Thanks Andrew and team,
What a great script, It will be very usefull for now and in the future.
Cheers Peter
What a great script, It will be very usefull for now and in the future.
Cheers Peter
Trevor Coates
14 years ago
To use the VideoCopilot script with FCP this script will help:
http://basicfcptoae.laurenthenriot.net/index.en.html
Trev
guillem
14 years ago
PROduction tuts! that was useful!
Actually in Premiere you could do as many layers as techniques you have in you pipeline to organize better the diferent people involved in the project
again thanks
Actually in Premiere you could do as many layers as techniques you have in you pipeline to organize better the diferent people involved in the project
again thanks
Adam
14 years ago
For all FCP users you can use the free script here to use just like the copy and paste feature in Premiere. All you have to do is save your XML file and then open that XML final using the script.
It's great
http://www.popcornisland.com/2009/03/final-cut-2-after-effects/
It's great
http://www.popcornisland.com/2009/03/final-cut-2-after-effects/
Dima
14 years ago
that's great Andrew! Thank you for saving so many time of my life!!! But what if i need to precomp my footages with a new audio...
Adrian
14 years ago
Another great video Andrew. You're always so entertaining and funny. I wish I had your skillz. (Ya I used z, hardcore)
Kyle
14 years ago
Once again, another brilliant tutorial...I wish you were my dad...actually im 25, so that might not work mathematically
Ala'a
14 years ago
You're awesome man,everything you do is unbelievable and I really like it, I bought all Video Copilot DVD's with tutorials and It's amazing, I'm really thankful.
