Dynamic Link... My Question Disappeared?

I tried to import a video to Photoshop CS6 Extended, in order to export it as an animated gif.
I posted a question about it here, it appeared in 'trending' and then disappeared ! Did a moderator move it?
My question was... when I tried to import I got a message error to say "Dynamic Link missing...'
Can anyone help?

Your question was moved over to the Photoshop forum here http://forums.adobe.com/message/4413189#4413189.
You can always find all of your posts via Your Stuff > Discussions from the menu. So in your case http://forums.adobe.com/people/KieranBrennanDublin?view=discussions.

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Dynamic Link complicated question

This is the story.....
1. I shot & edited a training session (many sessions - over 40 hours)
2. I did minor editing in Premiere, used Dynamic Link to send to Encore, set up a first run title page with 8 links to the 8 chapters.(all end actions going back to the main menu)
3. Burned a DVD for the client
4. The client made notes for additional changes for me to edit.
5. I went back into Premiere, made the editing changes (mostly increases in volume from audience questions, removing some comments, etc.)
Now... If I try and use Dynamic link again to "re-send" to Encore, my only choice is a new project... I cannot send using Dynamic link to an existing project (or if I can, I do not know how)
I know one work around is to encode from Premiere, then open a Encore project, import as a timeline.... & author away....
This way, If I go back to Premiere, make editing changes, export back out WITH THE SAME FILE NAME.... when I open the existing Encore project... everything is the same... except the timeline has the updated editing changes...
The only problem is that on all 18 DVD's, I used dynamic link to send to Encore... so does that mean, (unless I use a work-around, like stated above), I have to re-author all 18 DVDs. I would think that even when using dynamic link, if you open the timeline again in Premiere, make editing changes, that the Encore project would reflect those changes (to make sure, I set the audio volume to 0 on the first 10 seconds in Premiere, saved the project & closed it, opened Encore, did a preview, the audio was still at the regular volume (no change).....
Any suggestions...
Or should I just once again use dynamic link, start a new Encore project, re-author (& basically do the same thing over)?
Or should I do it the other way, encode from Premiere, (you know the rest), I do believe that all the editing changes have been made (according to the client)
Or, is there some way from Premiere to use Dynamic link to send to an existing Encore project?
David Kelley

I didn't read all your note carefully.
In your previous Encore project for DVD 1 (or whatever), right click on the "asset" for the timeline (the asset for a dynamic link is the Premiere sequece, not the Encore timeline that was created), and pick "revert to original." It should pick up your changes from Premiere.
Note that to update markers, you must select the video in the Encore timeline itself, right click, "update markers from source." You will lose all previous markers. If you created the markers in Encore, you must update manually.

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I have several Dynamic Link files from After Effects in my Premiere Pro project - the final version of my project will be viewed on TV - so I want it to be interlaced. Are Dynamic Link files interlaced or should I export the files from After Effects into an interlaced format before exporting my project from Premiere Pro?
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FOO

Simple rule: anything that is created dynamically within AE (text layers, shape layers etc.) does not care - AE (and thus Dynamic Link) will correctly sample their properties at the given time, so fields are always correct based on your settings. For the rest - if your AE project uses footage, it needs to be interpreted correctly and the compas have the correct sizes. If so, you should have no problems using the stuff in Premiere and retaining the field order.
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How to keep files from disappearing when using Dynamic link to AE in PremProCS4?

I am at my wits end here and hope someone can offer a solution. I use Dynamic Link in PremProCS4 to link a clip in my timeline to AfterEffects. I follow the instructions in my book and everytime I close my files and reopen..I loose the clip along with the effects...I get the place card instead. Here are the steps I do as per the Adobe Classroom in a Book Explains:
I double click on my .MTS file in the Project Board so it comes up on my Source Screen.
I take select the part of the clip I wish to use in my timeline and drag it to the appropriate spot on a video layer.
I then right click the "clip" and select "Replace With After Effects Comp"
I then name the new file. name or whatever.aep
It opens in AE
I then apply two simple effects... keying and a cartooning effect I use from NewBlue Cartooner.
As instructed I then go directly back to PremPro and do a "render" by pressing the Enter Key. This does not work since I only get a yellow bar above the clip instead of a red on???
So then I save the PremPro project and close it then go to the AE project, save and close it.
When I reopen PremPro the file has a place card in it and in AE it says I am missing a file.
I have tried many different ways to do this process including re-importing the .MTS file.
I can close PremPro and reopen it and all is the same as long as I don't close the AfterEffects project. Once AE is closed it looses the file. On a note here I keep all my computer source files in the same place and it never changes plus they are in my PPro Project as well. I never change the names so this isn't this reason.
Is there a tried and true method to select a piece of clip in the video layer in Prem Pro and add effects from AE and not have it misplace the files?
Thanks Kate

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
You will see three files pop up in AE in the project panel.
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.
The source file icon in AE will change to an icon that denotes the true file...save
Go to your still open Ppro project and make sure it carried the effects over..save.
Now you can save and close the AE project.
So for this works for me today and I hope this helps anyone else dealing with a similar issue.
Thanks.

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I have allready bought the programs, but need to reinstall AE and PP due to an error with dynamic link.
Where do i find the program install?
And tips on how to reinstall without messing things up?
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karianne wrote:
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Using Dynamic Link for projects cut in Premiere and effects in AE.. Rendering Question..

Hello,
So this baffles me. I've been working a lot in Premiere CC lately with ProResHQ green screen material. I send the sequence or individual clips using After Effects by right clicking on the clip in Premiere and selecting Create After Effects Composition...
So I do my thing and when it comes time to render, I select render from IN to OUT in Premiere and wait. Now here's my question. If I select render in Premiere, it will be very sluggish until I click on the After Effects icon in my dock which brings the app to the foreground again. For some reason, this will dramatically accelerate my render speeds in premiere after I re-select the AE app. Why is this doing this?
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- not all effects and transitions are properly translated when travelling from PrPro to AE;
- in Dynamic Link scenario PrPro communicates with AE projects via single instance of headless AE, which creates a bottleneck. See this good old thread on Dynamic Link workflow, pay attention to Todd's comments;
- since AE allows to set a DI as a proxy to dynamically linked comp, with reasonable amount of dynamically linked comps in PrPro project you can enjoy the best of both worlds, instantly switching between a DI and dynamically linked comp back and forth with no needs to replace anything in PrPro timeline. Test on your own with which amount of dynamically linked comps setting DIs as proxies still work. For my rig test 30 min sequence built out of 935 dynamically linked comps, which are just source footages in their own comps, hence, the equivalent to rendered DIs set to proxies, takes around 27 hours to render, while 30 min sequence built out of the same 935 source footages renders in real time.

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Question about Dynamic Linking from Premier Pro

I have a number of sequences created in Premier Pro CS5.5 that I have linked into a project in Encore CS 5.1 via the "Dynamic Link" feature. My question is - if I make any adjustments or changes to those sequences in Premier Pro, will those changes be automatically transferred to the corresponding timelines in Encore? If not, how do I make that happen?

Jeff's answer applies to each dynamic linked sequence you transcoded after in Encore. For any sequence not already transcoded, changes will be automatic.
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How to keep files from disappearing when using Dynamic link to AE from PremProCS4?

I am at my wits end here and hope someone can offer a solution. I use Dynamic Link in PremProCS4 to link a clip in my timeline to AfterEffects. I follow the instructions in my book and everytime I close my files and reopen..I loose the clip along with the effects...I get the place card instead. Here are the steps I do as per the Adobe Classroom in a Book Explains:
I double click on my .MTS file in the Project Board so it comes up on my Source Screen.
I take select the part of the clip I wish to use in my timeline and drag it to the appropriate spot on a video layer.
I then right click the "clip" and select "Replace With After Effects Comp"
I then name the new file. name or whatever.aep
It opens in AE
I then apply two simple effects... keying and a cartooning effect I use from NewBlue Cartooner.
As instructed I then go directly back to PremPro and do a "render" by pressing the Enter Key. This does not work since I only get a yellow bar above the clip instead of a red on???
So then I save the PremPro project and close it then go to the AE project, save and close it.
When I reopen PremPro the file has a place card in it and in AE it says I am missing a file.
I have tried many different ways to do this process including re-importing the .MTS file.
I can close PremPro and reopen it and all is the same as long as I don't close the AfterEffects project. Once AE is closed it looses the file. On a note here I keep all my computer source files in the same place and it never changes plus they are in my PPro Project as well. I never change the names so this isn't this reason.
Is there a tried and true method to select a piece of clip in the video layer in Prem Pro and add effects from AE and not have it misplace the files?
Thanks Kate

Hi Mylenium, and thank you for taking the time to respond.
Your idea of renaming comps got me to thinking..hmm.
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...
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
You will see three files pop up in AE in the project panel.
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.
The source file icon in AE will change to an icon that denotes the true file...save
Go to your still open Ppro project and make sure it carried the effects over..save.
Now you can save and close the AE project.
So for this works for me today and I hope this helps anyone else dealing with a similar issue.
Thanks.

Dynamic link question

I have cs4 and when I create a link between after effects and premiere I can import the project, but it just plays a black screen with no audio either.
when I check out the properties the imported project looks seems ok
it doesn't work bringing in premiere to after effects either.
any ideas?
thanks
slipage

> ... when I create a link between after effects and premiere I can import the project
The way that you've phrased this sentence makes me think that you're not using Dynamic Link at all but, rather, are importing a project. Please tell us _exactly_ which commands you're clicking and which buttons you're pressing so that we can help.
See this page for an outline of ways to move information between After Effects and Premiere Pro. It might help with terminology clarification.

Audio Disappears with Dynamic Link to Premiere

Software: AE and PR CC 2014 (October 2014 Update)
Computer: Mac Pro, 2.7GHz 12-Core, 64GB Ram
Operating System: OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks
Project: 12 e-learning videos
Description: Photoshop, Illustrator, and Apple ProRes 422 1920 x 1080 Linear PCM, 16 bit little-endian signed integer, 2 channels, 48000 Hz
Problem:
Ever since the new update, dynamic link in AE affects the PR timelines. Some of the PR timelines lose audio completely. I circumvent this by duplicating the troubled timelines in PR (Copy_01) and replace the current ones in AE. However, it randomly keeps dropping JUST the audio and I have to keep doing this and I am working on big projects and getting fed up. What else can I do?
Thanks.

I’d like to help, but I haven't been able to replicate the issue you are encountering based on the problem description.
Please file a bug report against After Effects, with exact steps to consistently reproduce the problem.
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&loc=en

CS4 Premier Pro Dynamic Link to Encore Question

I have DL'ed (Dynamic Linked) a project in PP CS4 to Encore CS4 and it worked just fine except that in the sequence in PP CS4 I edited some of the audio tracks with render and replace using Sooundbooth CS4. The audio effects I added in Soundbooth CS4 played back as encoded in PP CS4 on the time line but not in the final product from Encore.
What would have caused this? Can added effects in Soundbooth be DL to Encore CS4 or do I have to render out in PP CS4 then pull the assets to Encore?
Much thanks in advance for assistance.

I don't believe that any of the effects I wanted to apply in SB were
actually applied but there are other cuts and edits I would not want to
loose by re-applying the clips to the timeline. Are you saying that the
edits would remain in tact and that theoriginal video and audio with
edits would be replace? Also, you should know that some of the final SB
effects that I added (which were not added to the audio clips) contained
other SB effects that were retain and had to do with filtering noise and
very lager gain adjustments which I would NOT want to loose just to
recover the more subtle effects lost in the last SB effects I wanted to add.
So my concerning is replacing what is on the time line now with raw
files in the project panel.
Does that help in explaining my concerns?
Thanks again!!

Dynamic Link with PP/After Effects CS5 question

So, first time using After Effects ever. Absolutely loving it, can't wait to really learn this program.
Anyways, my situation.
I have a 15 second commercial I'm editing with Premiere Pro CS5 on my MacBook Pro. The second to last shot, I initially right clicked the clip in the timeline and selected "Replace With After Effects Composition." I did some motion graphics on this shot, and I'm pretty sure when I was done, I rendered the timeline in PP which synced back into PP what I did in AE. I believe at that time I closed AE completely without saving the composition.
Now I still have this shot in my PP timeline and it still has the AE effects I added, but I do not believe there is any saved AE file that references that composition. Whenever I click "Replace With After Effects" it just opens a new linked composition, but instead of any footage and animation, there is just a big color bar screen.
Is there any way to still edit this composition in AE? What is the proper way to save files linked between PP/AE so you can completely close both programs and open them later and still edit the composition?

See, that's what I would think to, but I'm almost sure I did not save the linked comp in AE.
Not on my computer now, but I could check on lunch.
I guess I could just create a dummy project in PP, open a linked comp thru Dynamic Link, do a few changes in AE, render/sync to PP, and then close AE w/o saving and see what happens?
Are there any good walkthroughs you guys are aware of? I'm reading how pre-CS5, Dynamic Link was really only a "one-way" street, but that has changed in CS5.

Dynamic link with After Effects workflow questions... (exporting from PPro)

I have CS5 Master on Win7 x64 pc
I have a Premiere sequence with an AE linked comp in it...
If I am using proxies (created at high quality, not low) or pre-renders (in AE comp), would that have any affect on render/export times in Premiere Pro (or Adobe Media Encoder)?
What is the best workflow for having AE comps in Premiere to maximize export times in PPro?
Thanks all!

Umm... sure? To be perfectly honest, I've never tried it!
As it is, I don't think that's the case; you can set a post-render action in AE to import the rendered file back into your project, but I don't think there's an automatic replacement or addition to the existing comp. You'd have to do that manually. But given that, if you're already rendering out a finished comp, why not just import it into Premiere Pro and forget about the Dynamic Link?
A proxy in AE is essentially a low-resolution version of a footage item, not a finished comp. So short of doing a bait-and-switch where you build your comp, render it out of AE, import the rendered file back in, and put it as a layer into the finished comp (on top, presumably, since that will basically null the rendering of the other layers below), I don't believe there is a more straightforward workflow.

Disappearing Dynamic Links

Here's a problem that I frequently encountered in PPro CS4 and had not encountered in CS5 until my current project: I dynamically link many compositions in AE (also CS5) to my Project in PPro. I save the project in PPro, close PPro, shut down for the night and the next morning when I reboot and open PPro, the placeholders for the dynamic links are there, but the links have that ugly "Media Offline" red screen that means I have to go to each link, delete it (there's no way in PPro to relink as a proxy as in AE) and reimport it into the PPro project, where it works fine...until the next time.
Everything is on the same drive in one big master folder. I am importing individual compositions from a larger .aep file that resides in an After Effects directory in the main project folder. Machine is a Quad core i7, Win7, 16GB RAM, and dual SSDs with no RAID.
Is this a feature or a bug?

I have had the same problem lately. You can re-link it. Right click on the file in the project manager an pick re-link.
It works for a couple times and then it will eventually break again.
My project files are on the same drive so I don't know what could be causing the issue.

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