After Effects Relink Footage

Looking to optimize your After Effects skills? These 10 After Effects tips will save you time and let you work more efficiently.Whether you’re an newbie or a seasoned pro, knowing the tricks for speeding up your AE workflow will save you timeand ultimately money. In this post, we share After Effects tips that will let you avoid common roadblocks and optimze your AE workflow for peak performance. Improve the Quality of Your PreviewsIf your magnification in the composition is not an even value (ex. 39.1%), you get rough edges in your previews. Instead of losing time by changing your magnification every time this happens, change the preference setting instead.You can improve the preview quality (better aliasing) by setting “Viewer Quality to More Accurate”.

This is set in Preferences General.Faster PreviewsMore Accurate Previews2. Improve Your Performance By Changing the Disk Cache LocationTo improve performance in After Effects you should move your disk cache off of your system drive. In Preferences Media & Disk Cache Disk Cache, change this from the default to a fast drive (SSD if possible).Here is a handy link tofor more tips.3. Changing Mask Behavior So Each Mask is a Different ColorAlthough the AE default is to have all masks the same color, having all masks the same color can get confusing quickly when you have many in your composition. Make each mask a separate color by checking “Cycle Mask Colors” in Preferences Appearance.Example of “Cycle Mask Colors” Checked4. Use After Effects Auto Save to Give You Backups in Case of Crash/Client ChangesUnlike in Adobe Premiere Pro, Auto-Save is not turned on by default in After Effects.

I tend to save every 5-10 minutes and increase “maximum project versions”. The Auto Save files are in the Auto-Save folder, which is saved in the same location as the project.In Preferences Auto-Save check “Automatically Save Projects”.5. Use the Shy Guy to Reduce Clutter in the TimelineThis is handy when you have a lot of layers in the timeline and want to hide layers you don’t need to see (especially useful when working with small monitors).

Dec 10, 2013  Open your file in After Effects, and in the Project window type ‘missing’ into the search window. Click on Missing Footage, Missing Fonts, or Missing Effects. Click the missing items to relink. Download and install any missing fonts.

Enable the Shy Guy for the comp (see red highlights below) and the selected layers will hide in the timeline.Shy Guy Enabled for Composition and the Layer6. Improve After Effects Performance Using ProxiesProxies use a low resolution movie or still to speed up previews. This is handy if you are working with large footage files and want to use a smaller file in their place.Right click on a clip in the Project and select “Create Proxy Movie/Still.The Render Que opens.

This where you set your Render Settings & Output Module. By default the Render Settings are draft (half size), and I changed the my Output Settings to Photo-JPEG (quick render, decent enough quality).After the Proxy renders, you will see a square beside the footage. This indicates the proxy is being used. To stop using a Proxy, click the square which changes to an outline and turns off the proxy.Proxy Turned OnProxy Turned Off7. Add a Clip to a Composition & Replace a Clip with ShortcutsOne common After Effects process is adding footage or swapping out footage in a composition. Here are are 2 handy shortcuts to make this easier/faster.Instead of dragging footage from the project to a composition, use the shortcut CMD + / (on a Mac) or CTRL + / (on a PC).To replace a layer in a composition with different footage, select the layer in the comp, then select the footage in the project and press CMD + OPTION + / (on a Mac) or CTRL + ALT + / (on a PC).

For more After Effects shortcuts.8. Use Guide Layers to Use a Layer as a Non-Rendering GuideYou can make any layer a non-rendering guide layer to aid in layout and positioning.

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This way you don’t accidentally render a layer that you just want to use as a guide. In my example I made the video a guide layer, as I just want to use it to align my text, but I don’t want the video to render.To make any layer a guide layer in After Effects select the footage, right click and select “Guide Layer”.

A blue grid appears beside the layer and now it won’t render.9. Interpret FootageInterpret Footage in After Effects lets you perform several handy functions with your media.Select any piece of footage in the Project panel and click the icon in the bottom left that looks like 2 cassette tapes (very old school).In the Interpret Footage dialog window you can change the frame rate of a clip, which is handy for footage filmed in slow motion. If you have a 60 FPS clip that you want to play at at 24 FPS, click ‘conform to frame rate” and change the frame rate to 24.Want to loop your clip in After Effects?

Relink footage in after effects

Have a short clip contentiously loop in the composition without having to copy and paste it like you would in a Premiere Pro or FCP. Enter the number of times you want the footage to loop.

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After Effects Relink Footage

Then, i n the composition, click on the edge (you will see a highlighted area) of the footage and drag out to loop the clip.10. Allow Scripts to Write Files & Access NetworkAfter Effects scripts are handy time savers for, and (just to name a few of their functions). To use scripts in AE you’ll need to go to Preferences General and check the box that allows you to use scripts. Note: this preference has to be checked or you won’t be able to use scripts.You can find After Effects scripts at,. If scripts are new to you, learn more here.Got useful After Effects tips to share?We want to hear from you in the comments below!

Exclusive Bonus: my free guide (with examples) on how to find the best camera angles for dialogue scenes when your mind goes blank.How to move projects from Avid Media Composer to Adobe After EffectsThe simplest way to transfer projects from Avid to After Effects is via AAF. I’ve already covered the detailed steps in the links provided above, but here’s the gist of it:Select the sequence you want to export and go to File Export.In the Export As drop down, choose AAF:The primary reason one exports from Avid to After Effects is to add effects and filters to footage. You don’t want to transcode media or reduce its quality in any way. For this reason, I recommend you select ‘Link to (Don’t Export) Media in the Export Method drop down (as shown above). However, if you’re moving from one computer to another, then it might be a good idea to select ‘Copy All Media’ instead.

This way, your clips travel with the AAF file.If you’re having issues you could try checking and unchecking AAF Edit Protocol, but leave it unchecked to start. You’re supposed to leave it checked but I had trouble either way.Also uncheck Use Enabled Tracks if you want to export the entire timeline/sequence with all its video tracks.As far as audio is concerned, it is pointless to export multiple audio tracks to After Effects. Better to mixdown the audio to one track and export that single track if necessary. If you’re only exporting clips or portions of your sequence, then uncheck Include Audio Tracks in Sequence.In After Effects, go to File Import Pro Import After Effects. Click on Modify Settings:Under the Avid Media section you have four options:.

Connect After Effects direcetly to Avid media files – check this if you’re working with native footage or high-quality MXF files. Create QuickTime reference movies to Avid media files – to create reference movies that After Effects can use later. I don’t think this is necessary anymore because as of Creative Cloud After Effects can directly work with DNxHD.

If you still prefer them, Automatic Duck tells us: “ However practically no additional storage space is required when you use reference movies, because these pointer files are tiny.”. Flatten reference movies to Avid media – this also creates QT files (which is why it is a sub-option), but no longer references the original media. Add layers for rendered Avid media – you can render Avid effects and by checking this box, you can bring over both the rendered version and the original clip, and decide which to keep.

AAF files keep tabs on which clips have been rendered in Media Composer. Search for original imported graphics files – check this when you’re dealing with still images and graphics, which usually don’t port very well, or shouldn’t be transcoded to MXF (which happens).What effects are supported?