Bringing in after effects animation .mov file

Hi...
I am really confused about this one..
I rendered an After Effects file, set to using the animation compression settings, quicktime, 29.97 frame rate...
I bring it into FCP, and it gives me a red needs render bar.. I have my sequence settings to animation.. frame rate matches..
Why is this happening?
-patrick

I rendered an After Effects file, set to using the animation compression settings, quicktime, 29.97 frame rate... I bring it into FCP, and it gives me a red needs render bar.. I have my sequence settings to animation.. frame rate matches..< </div>
I never tried to set sequence to Animation, interesting idea.
But Animation is not a realtime codec, far to incredibly dense. It's meant to be a lossless transport system for effects shots and a universal interchange between platforms and NLEs. A few hardware-supported NLEs, like the older Media 100s, can process certain types of Animation-like files, proprietary codecs that can carry alpha.
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