CS4 Dynamic Link Problem

Is anybody having trouble keeping the source files linked in After Effects after using dynamic link from Premiere?
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cwrig, "CS4 Dynamic Link Problem" #1, 26 Oct 2008 1:02 pm
This is very frustrating.
Thanks for your time!

Did some more tests and here is what does and doesn't work for me.
Losing footage -
Yes I was having the issue (and the topic is in the premiere forum also)
Here is what seems to solve it.
It loses the footage if I use the original folder which has spaces in the name. Not sure if that is the culprit but both methods proved consistent in every test I did.
it worked when I used a new folder called "Test" at the root of my editing drive.
Crashing-
Not sure if other have the issue but when I close AE, PPro will just sit there with an hour glass and show as not responding.
If I close PPro first and then AE and reopen PPro then all seems to work as it is supposed to.
This was also consistent in every test I did.

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Operator error. Answered my own question. I haven't used Dynamic Link much. It works fine. I was momentarily confusing the import of a PP project vs. a Dynamic Linked Sequence.

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I'm pretty pissed at the moment but I'll try to behave.
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I feel your pain man, though I think our issues with DL are different.
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Actuallly...wrong (master/slave).. tried it.
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But thanks for input..it got me to thinking.

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Hi Curt, and thank you for taking the time to respond.
Its odd how I've been trying to figure this one out for a long time and I tried your suggestion but it didn't make any difference..darn.
In the AE forum they say this is quite common and no one really knows why...double darn.
So I went back with a fresh mind this morning and tried something else..and it worked...so far anyway.
So far I figured it out... I guess I just needed to ask the question and write it all out to help get my brain working in the right direction:
Since the normal process to do this doesn't work for me ..and apparently many others..here is the solution for those of you having similar issues.
In PremPro select the desired clip you wish to place effects on
Rename it and save
R click and "Replace with AE composition"
Name new file
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The original source clip .. in my case.. shows an icon that lets me know it isn't the true file.
Highlight this file with a click and then go Ctrl H (for PCs)
The group of computer source clips you use for your project will come up.. double click on the original clip you had imported into your PPro project.
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Go to your still open Ppro project and make sure it carried the effects over..save.
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So for this works for me today and I hope this helps anyone else dealing with a similar issue.
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If I right click a clip in Premiere and select "Replace with an After Effects Composition," AE opens, clip appears and I can add an effect, etc.
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Right click on a clip (doesn't matter which) and select "replace with AE composition"
AE opens and asks for a filename. Task Manager (TM) indicates "Running" for AE and "Not Responding" for Pr.
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If I click in the timeline, or any other "box" in Pr, it goes "whitish" or semi-transparent or fades. Hard to describe exactly.
Every box I click in does the same. Spinning wheel never stops and Pr never recovers.
State of the system at that point is as follows:
Once there was another program that appeared in TM called "droverloard.exe" that appeared and was also "Not Responding."
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