Saving After Effects CS 6 projects for use in CS 5.5

Hello all,
I'm a university student who has the academic version of After Effects CS 6 for use in my media classes. It works wonderfully and has the potential to be a real time-saver... I live off-campus and can't always get to the lab to work on my projects. That being the case, there's a problem in transferring the work to the lab machines... they have Adobe CS 5.5 installed, not CS 6. When I tried to work on the project from home on the lab computer, it throws up a compatibility error and doesn't open.
If I can't open the projects at school, then the point of using CS 6 at home is moot. How do I save projects on my CS 6 machine as to be able to open them on CS 5.5 machines?

You can also use pt_OpenSesame, a script by Paul Tuersley, to convert a project to a version that can be opened by previous versions of After Effects.
http://aescripts.com/pt_opensesame/

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[svn:fx-trunk] 5473: Fix for bug around handling of constraints during and after effects were run , both for old and new effects.

Revision: 5473
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2009-03-20 16:02:58 -0700 (Fri, 20 Mar 2009)
Log Message:
Fix for bug around handling of constraints during and after effects were run, both for old and new effects. Fix was to correctly record and handle styles that were set or not set in either state and to temporarily set width/height values for the duration of an effect if we disabled the relevant styles that affect width/height.
QE Notes: None
Doc Notes: None
Bugs: SDK-17809
Reviewer: Jason
Testing: checkintests, Mustella Effects, ListDataEffects
Ticket Links:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-17809
Modified Paths:
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/mx/effects/effectClasses/FxAnimateInstance.a s
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/effects/Effect.as

Revision: 5473
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2009-03-20 16:02:58 -0700 (Fri, 20 Mar 2009)
Log Message:
Fix for bug around handling of constraints during and after effects were run, both for old and new effects. Fix was to correctly record and handle styles that were set or not set in either state and to temporarily set width/height values for the duration of an effect if we disabled the relevant styles that affect width/height.
QE Notes: None
Doc Notes: None
Bugs: SDK-17809
Reviewer: Jason
Testing: checkintests, Mustella Effects, ListDataEffects
Ticket Links:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-17809
Modified Paths:
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/mx/effects/effectClasses/FxAnimateInstance.a s
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/effects/Effect.as

Export of Elements 12 Project for use in Premiere Pro

Hello. Simply (or not so simply), I just want to know if I can export a Premiere Elements 12 Project for use in Premiere Pro CS6 or CC. I would like some form of verification such as a page in a manual or a link to a web page. Just getting the answer "Yes" will not do. Sorry but this has been very difficult to locate and am concerned it can't happen.
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BK

"Adobe's target audience is just not likely to later need to edit a Project in a professional NLE."
Thanks Bill and I understand. However, given the current choices of NLE's today and many Professional Users "scrambling" to find replacements for FCP7 and "aging" Avid, I would think that the workflow I'm suggesting might be a cost effective and viable alternative that Adobe should consider very seriously. If it was never brought to their attention before, I'm mentioning it now!
If we can avoid the cost of putting PrPro into the hands of Preditors and leave the Pro Finishing to the real Pros, that would be very helpful not only financially but it would make learning and working with the software much easier for them using Elements.
So, I guess the only way to find out if this works, is to download the trial versions of each and have at it.
Unless someone out there already has both of the most current versions and is willing to try this?
Either way, I'll have to find out sooner or later because we are moving to Pro eventually.
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Bob K.

Saving After Effects CC for CS5.5 use

Hi Guys,
This might be a stupid question, but how do you save an After Effects CC project so that it can open/be used in CS5.5?
I know that InDesign has something called an IDML file, is there something similar in After Effects?
I'd appreciate the help.
Best,
Ronald

Hi bench514,
Glad you found and downloaded the application from that page.
In addition to that link, you should be able to download CS6 applications from Creative Cloud for desktop.
Open Creative Cloud for desktop.
Click "Apps"
Scroll down to "Find New Apps"
Click "Sort Apps By" in the adjacent menu
Choose "Previous Version"
Click the Install button of the application you wish to download
Choose "CS6"
The application will begin to download
Personally, I had to reboot my computer to have these options. Try that if you have trouble with the steps I just listed.
Another way to reach the CS6 downloads page is to do the following:
Go to adobe.com
Scroll the mouse to view the adobe.com "footer"
Click Downloads, the "CC Product Trials" page launches
Click "Other Downloads"
On the Other Downloads page, click "CS6"
The CS6 downloads page launches
I was also able to find CS6 applications by clicking the Search link and entering "Download CS6" in the search pod. The top result in the search is "Download CS6 applications." If you click that link, it leads you to the page to download CS6 applications.
I have raised this issue with my team. We hope to have CS6 applications more discoverable from adobe.com in the future.
Thanks,
Kevin

Optimizing After Effects Performance/ Rendering Speed for large projects

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Can I use adobe after effects with my project from premiere elements

Wondering if I can use adobe after effects with my premiere elements project

drunner
What version of Adobe After Effects do you have?
Whatever the case, I have not found any Adobe After Effects documentation that include a Premiere Elements project.prel file as a supported import choice.
I suspect that you are going to have to export your Premiere Elements Timeline as a .mp4 file with a After Effects supported compression into After Effects.
But, I would ask in the Adobe After Effects Forum just to double check.
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More later.
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Using Mocha in After Effects to make masks for grading in Speedgrade

I've just found out that there's a plugin that comes with AfterEffects CC called "Mocha", that's a fairly powerful track creating tool. And ... it can be used to create masks that SpeedGrade can then grade, even the tracked masks that currently Sg can be spotty with.
As I understand it the basic procedure is create an adjustment layer in PrPro, then create a new comp with that over in Ae, creating and applying a Mocha "shape" including any tracking commands, then going back to PrPro and through it Direct Link to Sg and then one can grade a key-framed mask that will work predictably. I'm noting this on the forum just as an fyi for people, and of course ... anyone with any experience in using Mocha masks is MOST welcome to jump in and 'splain it to us!
Neil

Just a little bit more info:
mocha AE CC is bundled with After Effects CC. This is a stand alone tracking and roto application that launches from the AE animation menu.
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Ross

Why can't I open my saved After Effects CS6 project?

When I try to open my project in CS6, it says "File is damaged" and "After Effects warning: Unable to read color settings. Color settings reset to factory default." I NEED HELP!

We need to know a lot more to help you. Please provide answers to the questions listed here: "FAQ: What information should I provide when asking a question on this forum?"
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What versions of After Effects can open project files from which versions?

Since this question comes up a lot, I just created this article that gives the details for all of the versions going back to After Effects 7.0:
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After Effects Unresponsive. Project from Mac to PC

Hey guys..
I've been using the Element 3d plugin quite a bit lately, but it wasn't running correctly on my system because I was using a custom built "hackintosh" (an error with the video driver, or lack thereof). So I decided to give Windows a try. I installed everything and got element running on a trial of After Effects, and the problem I had with textures not repeating resolved itself! So far so good.
I am working on a AE project in OS X and decided to bring it over to Windows. I did this (After Gathering all my files into a single folder) , but when I opened the file (it didn't ask me to convert or anything), the AE comp window wouldn't load the image, and AE went unresponsive.
I tried importing the project into another project, and it would allow me to click on comps in the assets manager, but as soon as I open it, AE goes unresponsive. Likewise, if I wait a certain period of time without clicking into a comp, AE goes unresponsive. I'm able to open footage and use my plugins in a new AE project with no problem, so i'm not sure what it is about this project that is crashing AE.
Plugins used:
Element 3D
Trapcode Particular
Magic Bullet Looks
Optical Flares
Knoll Light Factory
System:
After Effects CS6 (trial, waiting to figure out if I want to migrate my license from OSX to Windows) installed seperately from Production Premium trial (now installed and fully updated)
Intel Core i7 3770k
256 GB SSD M4
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 Superclocked
2 TB Seagate media drive.
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Best,
Dan

Thanks Todd.
It was definitely an Element issue.. something about it didn't like the fact that it was transferred over from OSX. I (think I) solved the problem by removing the Element plugin from the folder, which then allowed me to go into the offending composition and reset the plugin.
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After Effects Ram Preview Drops Frames , Using Strangely Too Much Ram

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     Memory : 16 GB DDRIII
     Graphic Card : GTX 770 4GB RAM
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     OS : Windows 7 SP1
     Using After Effects CC 12.2.1.5
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Hi there
As you Already Don't know I'm an After effects Specialist Using it for quite long time . There is an Ancient Problem with CS6 CC versions . I have a short Small size 1080p Video , about 8 MB , I drag it into project panel and then put it into timeline hence it creates a sequence . There are no Effects and nothing added to timeline , just a small simple video . The Strange Problem is when I click "0" for ram preview , The video starts playing and the green bar above timeline starts to fill . When Ram preview Finishes and plays the video from beginning I See there are several frames Between which are not being loaded to Ram ! The video plays RGB color bar instead of main video and when I check the Green bar above Timeline I see that those frames are being dropped and there is no Green bar above them !
I have had this problem several times before but this time it is too important and the problem should be solved . What is obvious is that some frames are not being rendered or are being deleted after render !
Another Strange problem is that when I open Task manager , It shows AE uses around 10 GB ! of RAM when I press "0" for Ram previewing this video !
So there is a Logical explanation here , Somehow when I do ram preview this video it uses extra ordinary too much ram so AE is unable to load the full video (8 MB) into Ram and hence deletes some of frames .
most of my videos have not this problem and use acceptable amount of ram .I've had this issue with some of my videos till now .
Listen carefully : "This has nothing to do with AE preferences or low memory or plugins . because there is nothing wrong with any individual components of may hardware or software . I have far more than enough RAM for a 8MB video . My Memory has no hardware or software problem . I tested them and if there was any problem with memory or other hardware that should have affected other applications . I have the most recent AE version . I have the most Recent windows updates and drivers . I have a Clean virus free system , and as a computer engineer this strange AE problem is rarely caused by viruses , trust me . I have not any hardware instead of ones a normal PC has . I have not any problem with my whole entire system configuration because I have benchmarked my PC with several up to date softwares . I have tested my PC with almost any STRESS TESTING solutions available for really long period of time , 3 days by IDA64 . Not any driver conflict , dll missing , registry problem have been discovered , as I know perfectly how to solve them ."
I asked some of my friend whom are expert in AE . I handed them my videos and Watched ALL OF THEM HAD THE SAME ISSUE ! So the problem isn't related to my Local PC . What i believe is that there is some malfunctioning or miss coded part in AE source code that decides to reserve such a huge strange amount of ram for such a tiny 8MB video . The point is that the AE works fine , no crash or any problem report . So the AE it Self decides to allocate such huge amount of ram and thinks it is correct ! So I think this is a work around that AE developers in adobe are using to bypass a problem or conflict ! by Using more amount of RAM . I think that there might be some miss understanding between the AE and my installed codec . I installed MEGA CODEC PACK on my PC to enable some new codec supports , and so are some of Windows default de/encoders changed to new ones . I think there shouldn't be any problem But there is something wrong between AE and de/encoder modules !
Please any one with any suggestion , I really appreciate your advices .

###UPDATED###
Well thank you guys for your patience ...
as you considered I forgot to mention the codec itself and other stuff ...
The video is in 1080p , 35 sec long , it is a green screen shot , this video is directly downloaded from YouTube and plays perfectly on all tested PCs . here are detailed info :
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                          : Base Media
File size                                 : 8.55 MiB
Duration                                 : 34s 993ms
Overall bit rate mode                : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 2 050 Kbps
VideoFormat                            : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Bit rate                                    : 1 927 Kbps
Width                                      : 1 920 pixels
Height                                     : 1 080 pixels
Frame rate mode                      : Constant
Frame rate                               : 30.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                 : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                  : 8 bits
Scan type                                 : Progressive
NOTICE : This video is just for testing the lighting and etc , and so the Sampling and other specs are not considered for broadcast .
I think you hit the point ! Thats K-lite codec pack installed on every machine which the video is tested on ! The point is whats wrong with it ?! I have had never ever any problem with this codec pack !!!
The deadly question : So what are the alternative ways to work with codecs that AE doesn't support ?! because installing codec looks simple and sufficient !

Sizing PSDS for After Effects / Preparing Illustrator files for After Effects

3 questions
For the longest time I have been told when importing PSDs to
After effects, in order to keep circles circles (proper ratios) I had
to make a 720 540 PSD file and then crunch it down to 720 486. Then import the file to a D1 NTSC 720 486 after effects comp and everything works fine.And it does and always has
I have now been told otherwise. People claim they view in DV NTSC view
in Photoshop at 720 486 and then just import to a 720 486 DV1 After
Effects comp and everything is fine.
That view mode in Photoshop is for viewing purposes only though so this
confuses me. Sure you can sit there and stretch your picture to look
right in that mode but that doesn't make sense. Going 540 to 486 is
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view mode turned on it will automatically import to After Effects with
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1. Is there a way to avoid creating a 720 540 PSD and then crunching
down to 486? And somehow keep circles circles and photographs not
stretched.
2. Why does the DV viewing mode in Photoshop effect the importing into
After Effects if it's just for preview purposes?
That said I like that viewing mode in Photoshop because when I do my
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J.

>Is there a way to avoid creating a 720 540 PSD and then crunching
>down to 486? And somehow keep circles circles and photographs not
>stretched.
Not really and then "crunching down" is very much a matter of point of view. The real question is: Can you accept the variations e.g. in antialiasing introduced by creating your work with non-square pixels in Photoshop. Apparently doing so will affect horizontal sampling more than vertical and as there is a difference in how AE and PS deal with these matters, the result would be different. It also extends to the matter of how practical it would be to work with such files if you need to move them to applications that don't provide PAR correction...
>Why does the DV viewing mode in Photoshop effect the importing into
>After Effects if it's just for preview purposes?
It doesn't. The people told you only half the facts. Photoshop's PAR correction is just for viewing purposes, that's true, but it does not mean that PS itself would be unable to deal with non-square pixels. Whenever you create a files based on such presets, PS will correctly embed that information for saving, hence programs like AE that are able to extract that information, will use it to correctly interpret items.
>How do you import an illustrattor file into After Effectcs with
>layers?
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Mylenium

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Hi all,
For some time I have not been happy with the quality of our finished chroma key output. I am using a green screen, professional lighting and camera operator, as well as Color Smoother, 8 Point Garbage Matte etc etc
In a previous life I used After Effects with its KEYLIGHT plug in - which seems to be one pretty powerful Chroma Keyer. While I am happy enough in FCP - I just don't feel MOTION comes near AE.
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Any thing I am missing before I blow the cash on AE?
Thanks all,
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Hi Dave,
Not sure why but now everything's working!
I must have been off with something, but haven't figured out what exactly.
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