Have you used Automatic Duck with AE & FCP? at DVinfo.net

James Carver · December 19th, 2008, 08:53 AM

am i able to import those AE effects back into FCP without rendering out a quicktime file?

ideally i'd like to do my rough cut edits in FCP, import into AE do visual touch ups (green screen stuff, wire removals, reflections removals, etc), and bring it back into FCP to continue editing and render everything out from FCP. is this workflow possible?

Terje Rian · December 27th, 2008, 03:48 PM

James,

I use the workflow you describe, but I always render out QT-movies (ProRes HQ codec) from After Effects (to use in FCP) before I finish up in FCP. For me this works just great. Recently I´ve started to use the XDCAM format (opposed to the P2 format I used for a long time). I haven´t had the time to experiment much with this format (work flow vs quality), but my tests so far confirm that I can continue to use Automatic Duck (FCP to AEX) as before. Why don´t you want to render out QT movis from AEX?

-terje

James Carver · December 29th, 2008, 03:19 PM

Hi Terje, i was just thinking that in the event i want to go back in FCP and add some additional edits that somehow i could import back into FCP.

i just bought automatic duck today and tested it out and when opening up the composition it creates in AE i notice my aspect ratio is off.....my footage was shot at 720/24fps....do you or anybody know how i adjust this?

i also got an error saying one or more layers did not import....the sequence i imported from FCP was a basic sequence with only color correction filters added to the clips

am i doing something wrong?

December 19th, 2008, 08:53 AM	#1
James Carver Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 75	Have you used Automatic Duck with AE & FCP? am i able to import those AE effects back into FCP without rendering out a quicktime file? ideally i'd like to do my rough cut edits in FCP, import into AE do visual touch ups (green screen stuff, wire removals, reflections removals, etc), and bring it back into FCP to continue editing and render everything out from FCP. is this workflow possible? __________________ http://www.jamescarveronline.com

December 27th, 2008, 03:48 PM	#2
Terje Rian Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 105	James, I use the workflow you describe, but I always render out QT-movies (ProRes HQ codec) from After Effects (to use in FCP) before I finish up in FCP. For me this works just great. Recently I´ve started to use the XDCAM format (opposed to the P2 format I used for a long time). I haven´t had the time to experiment much with this format (work flow vs quality), but my tests so far confirm that I can continue to use Automatic Duck (FCP to AEX) as before. Why don´t you want to render out QT movis from AEX? -terje __________________ Terje Rian, Creative Director www.notene.no

December 29th, 2008, 03:19 PM	#3
James Carver Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 75	Hi Terje, i was just thinking that in the event i want to go back in FCP and add some additional edits that somehow i could import back into FCP. i just bought automatic duck today and tested it out and when opening up the composition it creates in AE i notice my aspect ratio is off.....my footage was shot at 720/24fps....do you or anybody know how i adjust this? i also got an error saying one or more layers did not import....the sequence i imported from FCP was a basic sequence with only color correction filters added to the clips am i doing something wrong? __________________ http://www.jamescarveronline.com