Adobe Dynamic Link

Adobe Dynamic Link troubleshooting. Dynamic Link is a key selling point of the Adobe suite that many people rely on for their workflows. Here's what to do if it doesn't work as expected. This article is mainly aimed to dynamic linking between After Effects and Premiere but many of the suggestions will apply to the other applications in the suite.

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Dynamic Link offers an alternative to this workflow. You can create dynamic links between After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro. Creating a dynamic link is as simple as importing any other type of asset. Dynamically linked assets appear with unique icons and label colors to help you identify them. In Adobe Premiere Pro you can choose File Adobe Dynamic Link Import After Effects Composition to bring an After Effects composition into an Adobe Premiere Pro project. Once added, the After Effects composition will look and behave like any other clip.

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Streamline your post production workflow with Dynamic Link. Discover how to edit in Premiere Pro and seamlessly link to new and existing After Effects projects.

The days of exporting movie files back and forth from Premiere Pro to After Effects are over. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to work smarter (not harder!) by taking advantage of Adobe’s Dynamic Link tool. Now you can seamlessly move back and forth between Premiere and AE without all the hassles. A major timesaver for creating support graphics for your video projects!

Integrate After Effects Projects in Premiere Pro

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In this example, we’ll be creating titles in After Effects that we want to integrate into a Premiere Pro project. Dynamic Link makes it possible to quickly bring in an After Effectscomposition into Premiere, as well as update changes made in AE to show up in Premiere throughout the editing process (very useful if you need to make changes to titles, fonts, etc). Let’s take a closer look…

In Premiere Pro select File > Dynamic Link > Create New After Effects Composition.

A “New After Effects Comp” dialog box opens with matching settings. Click OK, as you want the settings to match between Premiere Pro & After Effects (very important!)

After Effects opens with a “Save As” dialog. Name your project here. Name it something specific. As a general rule save it with your Premiere Pro projects for better organization.

You now have an open After Effects Composition (equivalent to a Sequence in Premiere Pro).

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Create your titles or lower thirds in After Effects and then use Command + Tab (Mac) or Alt + Tab (PC) to switch back to Premiere Pro (more on this great shortcut here).

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The Dynamic Link Composition appears in your Premiere Pro project. Drag it to your Sequence on a track above your video.

Now because the AE composition was created using Adobe’s Dynamic Link, when you switch back to After Effects and make changes the changes will automatically update in Premiere Pro. Although the link updates without saving in After Effects, it’s always good to remember to save.

Now, let’s say you walk away for the day and close your projects down. The next time you sit down to edit how do you continue working with Dynamic Link? Easy…in Premiere Pro right-click on the Dynamic Link project and select “Edit in Original”.

This will open the After Effects project and you can continue working. Again, your changes will automatically be updating in Premiere Pro.

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Much like Apple’s round-tripping feature from Motion to Final Cut Pro, Adobe’s Dynamic Link makes it easy to integrate (and modify) graphics in your video editing projects. Use Dynamic Link to make your Premiere to After Effects workflow more efficient!