Replacing footage with composition

Hi there, I'm sure there's a way to do this, but it's eluding me.
I have a layer in my project which is used in multiple places in multiple comps.
I also have a composition which uses other layers to accomplish a similar effect.
I would like to replace every instance of the layer in every comp with the composition.
Replacing one layer with another layer is relatively straightforward. But I can't figure out how to replace a layer with a composition, aside from tracking every instance down and option-dragging it. There's got to be a simpler way, right?
Thanks!

No not, really. This would only work the other way around by using "Replace usage" on the render queue to substitute comps with footage. Perhaps some script wizard has tackled this, but off the top of my head I'm not aware that such a script is publicly available. Maybe check AEnhancers...
Mylenium

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I was wondering if anyone knew how to replace footage with an image sequence. It seems like when I choose replace footage and navigate to my image sequence there is nothing I am able to check off for image sequence. So basically if I have an image sequence in my timeline, I can only replace it with a movie which defeats the purpose of using an image sequence. Thanks in advance!

You need to have a single directory filled with one or more supported still images which are named with a number a the end for the 'Image Sequence' checkbox to be un-grayed out in the 'Import', 'Replace Footage' or 'Locate Files' dialog. From the screenshot above, it looks like you've met all those criteria and that the checkbox is not even there, as opposed to being present but dim. On windows 8 (which it looks like you're on) that checkbox would be in between the 'File Name' label and the bottom of the file list area. The fact that you're not there makes me think your on an older version before we had all the relevant features. I'd have to check to remember just when that would have been, but I know that as of CS6 the 'Image Sequence' dialog was definitely there for the Locate Files and Import dialogs, so it's reasonable that it was an option in the replace footage dialog too. It may be something system specific which is not allowing all the UI to draw in correctly when using OS dialogs. In that case, Kevin's suggestion might still be viable since the Link & Locate workflow uses its own Premiere UI instead of OS dialogs.

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Tom's right there, you can't replace a ten-seconds clip with an eightsecond clip.
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Jim, I'm sure we've had this discussion before..... but it's not the fault of either the camera makers OR Mac users Since I'm now using both Mac and Windows 7 equally, I really have no axe to grind against either company.
This is entriely the fault of Microsoft who were unwilling to license NTFS to other companies, including Apple, Linux etc, added to the fact that NTFS is not suitable for lower powered devices with small amounts of embedded RAM. NTFS is simply too complicated for them to handle using small microcontrollers, so hoping for NTFS on cameras is folly in my mind. It's just not going to happen.
Apple, like Linux also have a file system that can handle larger files, larger even than NTFS. The Linux file system is also open source and royalty free, so could be used free of charge by lots of camera manufacurors if they wanted to (excpet it's also a lot more complicated than FAT32), but Microsoft choose not to support it (i.e. you couldn't read the cards on Windows), probably to try block Linux getting an even stronger hold on their server market than it has already.
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UDF was supposed to be a new replacement that could be universal (hence the name Universal Disk Format), and indeed it's easy to use in read only format (UDF 1.2 is used by even the lowest powered DVD player from 15 years ago!) but to write to UDF takes a lot more power and memory. Also, the UDF format has evolved and is now even more complicated than before. So, UDF is not an option either.
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Now I've completed the effects in AE and by the power of the amazing Dynamic-Link I can see the effects in Premiere! But there's a slight problem, the parts of footage that were edited in AE have a yellow bar above them, unless an other clip overlaps with it (in that case it's green).
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The yellow bar is normal. See http://forums.adobe.com/thread/773101
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Hi,
I do have a Composition with Solid layer. When I run this script with the layer selected, it shows me that this really is a solid layer:
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When I reopen the After Effect file, is shows "this is not solid", which is right.
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Hi Myleniu,
Thanks for your replay. Actually, it doesn't matter what makes up my comp, this problem just randomly happen when I render any comp. For example, I have a comp named "noise", I run a script to replace the music then render it, I use a "for" loop to do this 5 times and the music noise problem just happen one time.
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Partial footage/black screen when replacing footage in PPro CS5

Let's see if I can get all the relevant info down here.
Started off with a project in PPro CS5; using two source files (one an MP4 from a Flip cam - not the footage I am having an issue with) the other a direct-stream feed from a 3D application, converted to Lagarith. Both were dragged into the timeline and manually synced so the footage matches up - the MP4 is overlayed over the direct-stream in the corner of the frame, scaled down.
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If there is any additional info you would need or like, feel free to ask and I'll provide it. Sorry for the long post.

I'm editing my reply, and going to post a new thread, as I figured out at least what the issue is: PPro is not detecting the correct duration of my footage.
Message was edited by: XNtricity
Reason: New, more succinct question needs to be asked, as root cause of problem was discovered.

Replace footage and keep grading in place?

Hi all
I'm working on a production with a less than ideal post work flow. Its a tv show with lots of fx shots and I'm being delivered the project in chunks. So I'm doing scene change detects and obvioulsy working without an EDL. So I had to do the first session with some shots being incomplete. Now I have a revised "chunk", same length, etc, but with finished FX shots. I'm trying to figure out if there is a proper way to just replace the clip. It has the same scene changes, so I was goign to try and trick speedgrade by replacing the source footage with the new one and naming the file the same way, but it seems there must be a better way. Is there?
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Hi,
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HEY!
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ExactImage,
That's a great idea and would work but I would like to have the new file names when imported. I know it isn't a big deal, but it would help me organize which footage is the new synced audio clips and which is the original.
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I started having the problem after opening a project from a colleague who has been experiencing the same thing.
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Replace footage will crash Premiere Pro CS6

Hi,
I have a serious problem with Premiere Pro CS6 when I want to replace footage in the project. I need to replace .R3D files to ProRes files that I encoded via MediaEncoder.
When I replace the clip (.R3D to ProRes) in project browser, Premiere crashes every time announcing:
"Sorry, a serious error has occurred that requires Adobe Premiere Pro to shut down..."
When reopening the project (the recovery project Premiere Pro tried to save while crashing), the name of the file is still the same, but the content of the file has changed to the ProRes clip (they are different in resolution). When I replace the clip again, the name of the clip also changes and does not crash - however the clip was already changed even the name wasn't.
If I then replace another clip (.R3D to ProRes), Premiere will crash again. This happens every time I try to replace a new clip (.R3D to ProRes).
If I replace the other way around (ProRes to .R3D), Premiere will not crash.
Please help. This is very annoying problem, and I need this resolved as soon as possible!
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Hi again,
nobody has an idea why this happens?
Well, I made further experiments, sent crash reports to Adobe, no reply.
The problem is still: when trying to replace footage (.R3D => AppleProRes), PremierePro crashes every time.
The following announcement pops out (to click OK):
Adobe Premiere Pro
Sorry, a serious error has occurred that requires Adobe Premiere Pro to shut down. We will attempt to save your current project.
Earlier PremierePro crashed and had to force-quit. Now I just have to quit it - it stays on but does not work and makes a pop-up (to click Continue):
Premiere Pro has encountered an error.
[/Volumes/BuildDisk/builds/slightlybuilt/PremierePro/UIFramework/Make/Mac/../../Src/Worksp ace.cpp-209]
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Hi there
I tried everything multiple PC's and windows installs, goggled every support site available for answers to no avail so far.
The following is tested on a brand new and untampered win8 install (all win8 updates included)
Trail and fully updated versions of Premier Pro 8.2.0 (65) and AE 13.2.0.49 are the only two programs installed on to the PC.
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Create a new project in Premiere Pro
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No key frames what so ever.
The AE project I refer to, only involves a standard hdtv 720p comp with a text element or a simple shape drawn. (Actually I am pretty certain that an empty comp will yield the same result)
The problem is consistent no matter if it's the most simple AE project I can possible make or a complexed project with many comps in it.
Personally, I am pretty sure the potential bug is isolated in PP and has nothing to do with AE. The reason why I believe so, is that when I try to pick large AE project the error message pops up much quicker than the time it takes to loads and analyze the AE .aep file.
Please before you go, can you tell me wether or not you get the same result when doing a simple test as I described in a somewhat similar set up.
And please pass the information on to the developer team. (I have already written a bug report) but I am desperate for a quick fix to this issue, so any help bringing their attention to the problem is much appreciated.
Thank you and enjoy the holidays

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