Karlobster
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One thing I've been trying to figure out for the longest time was how to make Premiere and After Effects almost homogenous. I come from Sony Vegas/AE combo and they were never really connected at all. What I would do was render a lossless video from AE with effects and import it to Vegas then edit. I found out that recently that was the wrong way to go.
So here is a rundown of a proper workflow when working with Premiere and After Effects (For filmmakers mostly with vfx). This is from Editing, to compositing, to even audio mastering in Adobe Audition:
1. Import your footage to Premiere immediately. You may kinda think this is weird, but it saves time in the long run. What about the effects? I need to do that in AE first. Nope, proceed to next step.
2. Edit your video. Editing means, splicing and joining the videos together. Basically, you will be arranging your footage in your timeline exactly as how it would show in your final product. Take time with this, as you need to be absolutely sure that by the end of this process you will have your final edit. Don't apply effects or even audio yet (though if it helps the pacing, you can add audio. Depends on you)
3. For effects shots, right click on the specific footage in the timeline then click on "Replace with After Effects Composition". This step creates a dynamic link between Premiere and AE. Whatever is done in AE for that specific footage will show in Premiere. Go ahead a composite your effects. This is awesome, and a time saver.
4. After all that is done, place your audio. I recommend Adobe Audition for mastering audio. All you have to do is select the sequence that contains the audio after you've placed it. Go to edit then click edit in Adobe Audition. After mastering, just save and the mastered audio will replace the original audio in Premiere.
5. Once everything is done, do your ALL your color correction and grading in Adobe Premiere. I use Magic Bullet Looks. Though I never use the presets. Its a powerful tool, use it to its max potential
For those who use Davinci Resolve, you can easily export your sequence out of Premiere as an XML file which can easily be read by Resolve!
6. RENDER YOUR VIDIYA!
This is why a lot of people recommend an all Adobe setup because of the synergy between products. There may be other more efficient workflows but I know from first hand experience, this workflow saved me countless of hours of rendering in AE then importing to Premiere then rendering again. Hope this proves useful!
So here is a rundown of a proper workflow when working with Premiere and After Effects (For filmmakers mostly with vfx). This is from Editing, to compositing, to even audio mastering in Adobe Audition:
1. Import your footage to Premiere immediately. You may kinda think this is weird, but it saves time in the long run. What about the effects? I need to do that in AE first. Nope, proceed to next step.
2. Edit your video. Editing means, splicing and joining the videos together. Basically, you will be arranging your footage in your timeline exactly as how it would show in your final product. Take time with this, as you need to be absolutely sure that by the end of this process you will have your final edit. Don't apply effects or even audio yet (though if it helps the pacing, you can add audio. Depends on you)
3. For effects shots, right click on the specific footage in the timeline then click on "Replace with After Effects Composition". This step creates a dynamic link between Premiere and AE. Whatever is done in AE for that specific footage will show in Premiere. Go ahead a composite your effects. This is awesome, and a time saver.
4. After all that is done, place your audio. I recommend Adobe Audition for mastering audio. All you have to do is select the sequence that contains the audio after you've placed it. Go to edit then click edit in Adobe Audition. After mastering, just save and the mastered audio will replace the original audio in Premiere.
5. Once everything is done, do your ALL your color correction and grading in Adobe Premiere. I use Magic Bullet Looks. Though I never use the presets. Its a powerful tool, use it to its max potential
For those who use Davinci Resolve, you can easily export your sequence out of Premiere as an XML file which can easily be read by Resolve!6. RENDER YOUR VIDIYA!
This is why a lot of people recommend an all Adobe setup because of the synergy between products. There may be other more efficient workflows but I know from first hand experience, this workflow saved me countless of hours of rendering in AE then importing to Premiere then rendering again. Hope this proves useful!
