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Quick Tip – Importing Edit Sequences Into AE

Quick Tip – Importing Edit Sequences Into AE

on Jul 19th 2010 with 38 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: NLE Software and After Effects
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Run Time: 7 min

This is just a Quick Tip showing how you can save your NLE edits with the *.aaf format which After Effects will recognize. This tip would probably apply across the board with most NLE’s.

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Adam Everett Miller is everettoptions on Videohive
 
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  • lirik

    AHAH GREAT THNXX VERY MUCH

    helloo FROM KOSOVO

  • Rick

    Hi,

    I have limited Bandwidth so before I watch the whole tut has anyone tried this with FCP?

    Thanks

    PS I’m not being lazy

    • http://www.nicolasplaire.com Nick

      For FCP, you have the possibility to export your edit as XML [it will export all the basic stuff, like clips, in and out, opacity, don' t think it exports the effects, but I'm not sure... I usually never apply any effect in NLEs] and import it into AE with this script. Check this out!
      http://www.popcornisland.com/2009/03/final-cut-2-after-effects/

      • Daniel

        LEGEND!

  • salem musaffer

    YOU ARE AOWSOME

  • http://www.tripodbg.com Stefan

    Great tip man! Already knew it, but nice for people who don’t know that :)

    • Stefan2

      Wooho! Comment 2.0!
      (i just wanna wright something, so you could read something!)

  • felix afutu

    Nice tip, but I can’t see to follow said steps in FCP 7…the format option is completely greyed out. Any suggestions? thanks

  • http://none Ryan

    This is going to save me so much time. Very useful tip!!!. But could if i do everything in vegas, then add in some effects in after effects, can i save it as a .aff in after effects as well? Then i could just open it up in vegas and render the final product. Thanks

    • http://www.vimeo.com/everettoptions Adam Everett Miller
      Author

      Unfortunately I don’t think AE will save as an .aaf, If you figure out a way, let me know… that would be helpful!

      • Juaco

        Great News!!!! Unbelievable………

  • Chris

    FCP7 there is no way to save it as an aaf, that sucks but I baught the automaticDuck Pro exporter. It exports the entire timeline from FCP To AE

  • http://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva Todd Kopriva

    After Effects CS5 can’t import AAF files.

    from the page about what’s enw and changed in After Effects CS5 ( http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3bf812c123007fb87794c65512708459afc-7ffe.html ):

    “Removed ability to import AAF, OMF, PCX, Pixar, and Filmstrip files”

  • Joe

    My Vegas only offers .veg & .txt

    Is there something I have to change ?

    • Redd

      Hey I have the same problem. There’s no option for me to save an .aaf file

  • http://aepal.com Murat Erozturk

    You are awesome sir, i was working with vegas even longer then AE and i didn’t know this :/ ..

    Thanks a ton!

  • http://bluefx.net/store Gyorfi Szilard

    Hey interesting tut, I actually made a tutorial about the exact same thing,

    http://www.bluefx.net/blog/import-sony-vegas-projects-to-after-effects/

    But I think Adam demonstrates this more clearly.

    • http://www.vimeo.com/everettoptions Adam Everett Miller
      Author

      Very nice, I didn’t see that guy.

  • http://danielbroadway.blogspot.com Daniel Broadway

    Todd, why would Adobe remove these abilities? Has something replaced that functionality?

    • http://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva Todd Kopriva

      In the port to 64-bit, some features that were seldom used did not come along for the ride. We didn’t find that many people actually used AAF import into After Effects. Also, Premiere Pro still imports AAF, and we find that the great majority of people who have After Effects also have Premiere Pro. So, if you need to get AAF information into After Effects, you can do it through Premiere Pro. Yeah, it’s an extra step, but the workaround is there, so we thought that our time was better spent on porting and improving other features in After Effects.

      If you want to see AAF import back, please submit a feature request:
      http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

      • http://CorporateVideoSD.com Cory Petkovsek

        I just sent a feature request to put AAF import back in. If you’re reading this, please go to the above link and do the same so they get the hint.

  • Ethan

    Wow this is going to save me so much time.. Thanks a bunch!

  • http://www.aetuts.com luantran

    thanks, help me how to inport project AE to Sony Vegas
    Thanks

  • http://www.johndwaddington.com jwadd

    Mind blown.

  • http://ae.tutsplus.com Kel

    How to import project AE to Sony Vegas?

  • Borghot

    Hey nice, but i think this application is better (something like Adobe Dynamic link to the Vegas) http://bit.ly/bDLSaQ

  • EMMANUEL

    MADE A TUTORIAL ON THIS LONG TIME AGO! SO PRETTY GAY

  • http://www.youtube.com/ianhpiratao IANH – BR

    maybe is just for Sony Vegas 9.0 .. my sony vegas supports this, maybe the others who can’t .. is because this problem about the version.

  • Michael Shabo

    thanks

  • http://www.cykmodels.com.ar alejandro

    hello, good tut!! AeCs5 dont reed .aaf but premier pro yes, i try alredy ands works!! Tanks and sorry mi inglish is very bad :S

    Bye!

  • http://commanderlewis.deviantart.com/ Commanderlewis

    That’s very useful/helpful i use both programs for my editing. so that will save me tons of time.

  • Ryan

    Wow I’m screwed the most ways by owning CS5 and 9.0 64bit only. But come on, there has to be another way!?

    • Alex

      I’m in the exact situation! damn cruel world!!!!!!
      please let me know if you have enough knowledge to help me out here. I have sony vegas 9.0 and it doesnt save projects in AAF |:

      • Alex

        sony vegas 9.0 64bit that is.

  • Render FSC

    thank you this was perfect!

  • https://vimeo.com/arclightmediaproductions John McGrath

    Only for 32bit vegas