After effects won't play from Premiere Pro timeline at DVinfo.net

John Rich · April 29th, 2008, 11:27 AM

I created a 1 minute comp in AE CS3 using a HDV 1080 29.97 preset and rendered it out as an uncompressed .AVI file.

I then imported it into a Premiere CS3 project which has a Cineform HDV 1080i preset. When placed on the timeline, I can drag the CTI and show the AE clip, but pressing the spacebar only gives a black screen with a small red x in the upper left hand corner. The sound plays ok although I added that in Premiere.
The clip plays fine in Windows media player 11.

I increased the playback control to maximum with no help.

I captured several clips using HDlink converting them to .AVI and they all play nicely on the monitor from the timeline.

The computer is a quad core with 4 gigs of ram, but only using xp pro 32.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
John Rich

David Newman · April 29th, 2008, 11:46 AM

We don't support uncompressed file playback, mainly because CineForm is the answer to uncompressed. From AE you can render directly to a CineForm file, in 10/12-bit if you have Propect/NEO HD/4K.

John Rich · April 29th, 2008, 12:21 PM

David,
Thanks. THat fixed it. I remember reading a FAQ a while back about how to create compatible After effects renders, but I couldn't find it. Is there something like that around within easy reach.

John

April 29th, 2008, 11:27 AM	#1
John Rich Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 80	After effects won't play from Premiere Pro timeline I created a 1 minute comp in AE CS3 using a HDV 1080 29.97 preset and rendered it out as an uncompressed .AVI file. I then imported it into a Premiere CS3 project which has a Cineform HDV 1080i preset. When placed on the timeline, I can drag the CTI and show the AE clip, but pressing the spacebar only gives a black screen with a small red x in the upper left hand corner. The sound plays ok although I added that in Premiere. The clip plays fine in Windows media player 11. I increased the playback control to maximum with no help. I captured several clips using HDlink converting them to .AVI and they all play nicely on the monitor from the timeline. The computer is a quad core with 4 gigs of ram, but only using xp pro 32. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. John Rich

April 29th, 2008, 11:46 AM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	We don't support uncompressed file playback, mainly because CineForm is the answer to uncompressed. From AE you can render directly to a CineForm file, in 10/12-bit if you have Propect/NEO HD/4K. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

April 29th, 2008, 12:21 PM	#3
John Rich Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 80	David, Thanks. THat fixed it. I remember reading a FAQ a while back about how to create compatible After effects renders, but I couldn't find it. Is there something like that around within easy reach. John