Can't import After Effects Compositions

When adding an After Effects Project the "Import After Effects Composition" window opens but no compositions appear. I haven't had any luck finding documentation about this problem. Seems to only affect After Effects, Premiere sequences still import with no problem. Any suggestions? Thanks.

It's possible that your firewall software is blocking the communication between After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder. See this page for a solution if that is the underlying problem:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/857/cpsid_85711.html

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    Hello everyone
    I am using CS5.5 Master Collection and I have Premiere sequence which I have imported into After Effects via Dynamic Link; I have added some effects etc... Now I am trying to pull the sequence back into Premiere which I have done via Dynamic Link (import after effects composition), which imports the composition fine, however it wont allow me to add the composition to the timeline.  It will however play the composition in the source window.
    Has anyone else come accross this and how do I fix it?
    I have tried looking on youtube and I can see it working for others and no one specifically shows or does anything different to what I am doing.. Please help me.
    Kind regards,
    Milan

    I see what you are saying.  I tested that scenario, and you are correct, it doesn't let you:
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    - import that premiere pro sequence
    - make changes to that sequence in after effects
    - open premiere
    - import that after effects sequence
    which is essense, would be a link back around back to a premiere pro sequence, so it's been dynamically linked twice.
    It would be interesting if it did allow it, you could do some weird looping stuff, or probably blow up the software .
    Remember, whatever you send over to AE in this method is "replaced with after effects composition", you aren't going to be able to "edit" it back in Premiere.  You replaced that edit with an AE composition.  You have to work with that in mind.
    The main thing about dynamic link is it elimates exporting & importing to get to another program, by just using the project file itself instead as a clip.
    Hope that clarifies things a bit for you,
    - wb

  • Premiere Pro cc 2014 do not import After Effects composition. Inside Premiere Pro CC 2014 is not possible call back After Effects, is not possible to work with After Effects. Thank you

    Premiere Pro cc 2014 do not import After Effects composition. Inside Premiere Pro CC 2014 is not possible call back After Effects, is not possible to work with After Effects. Thank you

    You haven't given us much to go on here.  What exactly are you doing and what exactly happens when you try?  Which specific version of each program are you using?  (Go to Help>About...)
    On a side note, a simple, brief thread title is all that's needed.  Something like "After Effects Issue" would be fine.  You don't need the full question there.

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    I made an After Effects Project and I'm using Dynamic Link to bring it over into Premiere.  My project, and all of its compositions are fine. But, I recently created a new composition and created my animation on it or whatever. Now, when I go to import it to Premiere, its not there. I've saved, I've tried precomposing, and it lets me import other compositions from that very same After Effects Project. I've saved it, I've closed and reopened both premiere and after effects, I've restarted my computer. And please, oh please. Don't tell me I need to reinstall all of my programs. I get that answer all too often.
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    Not sure what you are saying. If there is no comp in the project window (or "bin area" in your words), it doesn't exist - short of perhaps having hidden in one of the folders there. Clarify what exactly you are doing. Also screenshots of your respecive windows and import dialogs might help (attach them using the camera icon).  And finally, do provide some system info, what footage types you use, comp settings, sequence settings in Premiere and so on. The weirdest things can influence this stuff from some bad comp naming to hard technical issues anything is possible.
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    After I update all the CC 2014 App , I found out that I can't import AE's comp into Sequence
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    It's possible that your firewall software is blocking the communication between After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder. See this page for a solution if that is the underlying problem:
    http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/857/cpsid_85711.html

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    What the others said. The naming of the file already implies that this is some hacky pseudo-MPEG4 in an AVI container such as some cheap photo cameras produce it... It may realyl only be viewable through the software that comes with the camera...
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    different file.

    I think I've come across something that should be passed on to the engineers. It appears possibly that Premiere does not like sequential numbering of After Efffects files. I renamed the After Effects files with additional text at the end and now it's working.
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  • Importing After Effects Compositions

    When I bring an AE comp into Premiere, it's slightly transparent. Any ideas on what's happening here?

    What's in the comps?  You understand that the black you see as a background isn't really black, right?  Any part of the comp frame not specifically filled with something will be transparent.

  • How can I use After Effects filters on a whole sequence without getting stuck in After Effects?

    It appears that, with the options that are visible to the user, Dynamic Link only goes one-way and can't make round trips from Premiere Pro to After Effects and back again.  If I send a sequence to After Effects, that part works fine and I can do what I want and save the comp.  However, even though the comp appears as an asset in Premiere Pro, I am not allowed to do anything with it.  If I try to drag it to a new sequence, it just says no.  If I click "Create Sequence from Clip" it creates an empty sequence.
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    I'm not an Adoby guy, hence you may ignore my reply, but Adobe Dynamic Link is obviously not just one way ticket and in most cases works just fine.
    You have already been explained by J-MS and tclark513 how to properly use it and which pitfalls may occur.
    So as to apply an effect onto a whole sequence or a group of clips you need to either nest them in PrPro or pre-compose them in AE. Then just apply an effect (or several ones) onto that composition.
    So, if you nest clips in PrPro, select your nested sequence in the timeline, right-click and choose 'Replace with After Effects Composition'. Done! Your dynamically linked AE composition is in the right place in your timeline and in your Project panel as well. If you can not treat it as an ordinary footage, there are obviously some mistakes in your workflow. 
    If you didn't nest your sequence or a group of clips in PrPro before replacing them with AE composition, you may easily do it within AE. Just select all the layers in AE composition and choose Layer -> Pre-compose... (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C) Done! Switch back to your Master comp and apply your desired effect(s) 
    You may loose some effects or/and transitions while travelling from PrPro to AE via Adobe Dynamic Link, whereas you don't while travelling back
    (If you start building your AE composition from scratch right in AE and then need to import it into PrPro, DO NOT export one as PrPro project out of AE, but rather choose Adobe Dynamic Link -> Import After Effects Composition... within PrPro)
    P.S. And yes, submit a feature-request so that Adobe will convert 'Transparent Video' into fully functional 'Adjustment Layer'.

  • Importing After Effects document to Premiere Pro errors: "The importer reported a generic error."

    I´m using Premiere Pro CC ver 2014.1. and After Effets 2014.1.1. in OS X Yosemite. I can't import After Effects project to Premiere.
    There is always same error message: "The importer reported a generic error."
    I have tryed to save After document several different names and greate new ones. Always same error. Whats wrong in my workflow?

    Okay so I've searched around most of this forum and as much of Google as I could find - I have found similar problems, but nothing exactly the same; and none of the solutions I've found have worked for me. I've seen a lot of people having trouble connecting to the DL server on the file-selection window, but I don't even get that far - an error message just pops up in the middle of my screen - and my error doesn't mention a server, just that it can't connect to AE DL.
    I changed firewall software (which I've wanted to do for months, anyway) and still to no avail.
    As for the "The importer reported a generic error" problem also, I can't find any problems or solutions with After Effects files not being able to be imported.

  • Dynamic Link/ Replace with After Effects Composition between Premiere Pro CC to After Effects CC won't work. Says "importer reported a generic error"

    Trying to use the "Replace with After Effects Composition" to use Warp Stabilizer on a clip and transfer it back into Premiere Pro CC. The action is not  "grayed out" it allows me to click it and it opens up After Effects, then asks to open a new composition, but it doesn't open up the clip for me to work on it.
    Also is the Dynamic Link and Replace with After Effects Composition the same thing?
    Ive watched several tutorials and read threads but I still don't understand who to fix my problem.
    I have both CC versions of PP and AE, if that makes any difference.

    You have not provided any system information, no details about your sequence settings, your footage and whatnot. Nobody can even guess what may be going on.
    Mylenium

  • Using CS5.5 Master Collection for MAC, I can't use "Replace with After Effects composition"

    Using CS5.5 Master Collection for MAC, I can't use "Replace with After Effects composition" because I updated AE to CS6 (but only AE). Even that AE CS 5.5 is still installed, it won't connetct.
    How can that be fixed?
    Thanks a lot for any suggestions.

    Thanks for the answer: I tried different ways (after I read your suggestion) but it always changes back right away ... I can't change it.
    Am 16.01.2013 um 03:04 schrieb Jim Simon:
    Re: Using CS5.5 Master Collection for MAC, I can't use "Replace with After Effects composition"
    created by Jim Simon in Premiere Pro CS5, CS5.5, & CS6 - View the full discussion
    Maybe try associating AE project files with 5.5 instead of 6.
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  • I can't select "Replace With After Effects Composition"

    Hi,
    I am having problems with premiere pro CS6 which wont let me select the option "Replace With After Effects Composition"  on my clips. Its there but grayed out...any ideas how to fix it  ???
    Thanks for the help in advance

    Hi KiaM8,
    See if this article helps: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/adobe_dynamic_link_troubleshooting.html
    Thanks,
    Kevin

  • "Replace with After Effects composition" in PP CS6 causes crash in AE CS6

    Hello,
    When I right click on a movie-file in a Premiere Pro seqence and choose "Replace with After Effects composition" AF starts, it asks me what I want the file name to be, "save" this and go on. I can see the interface for a short while, then it crashes and closes. In PP I get the error "The importer reported a generic error"
    I have the latest versions of both PP and AE, downloaded from Creative Cloud.
    What can I do to solve this?
    By the way - when clicking on an audio track, "Edit in Audition" is greyed out... Problems with Dynamic link?
    Regards,
    Håkan
    WIN7, 16 GB RAM Intel Core i7 920 @ 2,67GHz

    Fuzzy,
    I have now tried what you told me (and some more), without any success;
    - Cleared all the files in the named folders
    - reinstalled After Effects
    - deactivated and reactivated the suite
    Every time I try to:
    - right click a video file in PP and choose "replace with...."
    - copies a video file and pastes into AE...
    AE crashes.
    When I copy into AE it works until I drag the clip to "New composition", then it crashes.
    Hopefully you, or anyone else, have more suggestions. I really need some rain on this clip...:)
    UPDATE:
    I have now tested with other footage, An MPEG-clip from my Sony (.m2ts) - this works well, both when I copy and paste, and when I use the "Replace..." within PP. The clip can be played in timeline without any problems.
    Using the "Replace..." also works well "back in" PP - the effects are there when switching to PP.
    However - when I add an XDCAM-HD 422 Movie (.MXF) file to this project it is ok, I can scratch (is that the correct english for using the mouse to "browse" the file in timeline?) this file in a comp, but as soon as I press "spacebar" to make it play "by itself", AE crashes.
    Regards,
    Håkan

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