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Enrique1972
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August 30, 2012
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Connecting to Dynamic Link server failed

  • August 30, 2012
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I am using an HP Desktop computer:

- 24 GBs RAM

- Quad Core i7

- NVIDIA GTX-580 GPU

- Windows 7 Professional

I have Master Collection CS6 and I'm not sure if Dynamic Link ever worked properly for me. But I am experiencing 2 issues:

1). When I use Media Encoder, I want to use "File" > "Add After Effects Composition..." or "Premiere Pro Sequence..." and can't progress further. When I try to bring in the Premiere Pro sequence, I get a loading bar, but it never loads the sequence. When I try to bring in the After Effects composition, I get the message "Connecting to the Dynamic Link server failed."

2). When I open a squence in Premiere Pro that has a clip that is Dynamically Linked to After Effects, the clip will show in the timeline as media not found or available. I have to try and relink it to make it work. This would be a huge hassell if I have many clips that are dynamically linked.

I have tried virus scans, reinstalling the software and checking to make sure the firewall is not blocking the Adobe protocols. Nothing seems to work. I unfortunately have never been able to use Dynamic Link until I got a computer that was speedy enough that would allow me to run Premiere and After Effects at the smae time! 🙂 Is anyone else having this issue and is there a solution?

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    maxiaznarez
    maxiaznarez
    Participant
    October 3, 2017

    hi, is there a solution for Dynamic Link between AE and PR for macOS? Is really annoying to work each composition separately... I spend my life rendering!

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      superboychao
      Participating Frequently
      April 27, 2013

      I guess the easiest way is to find the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\adobe\dynamiclink and set the file dynamiclinkmanager.exe as "Run As Administrator"  and then set your AfterFX.exe as "Run As Administrator", that would solve the problem

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        JonOfAllGames
        Participant
        April 21, 2013

        I've been searching/troubleshooting for days, none of the firewall, new shortcuts in folder, antivirus, you name it I tried it even wiped my system which seemed to work at first..

        What did it for me in the end was I had Dxtory (a software recorder, for recording gameplay) running on startup, and somehow it interfered with only Premiere projects in Media Encoder, I could still import AE projects go figure.

        Check all the programs you have running or use sometimes, if they have some sort of hook into other programs/deal with video/codecs this could be your problem too!

        Thanks to everyone trying to solve this problem!

        -JonOfAllGames

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        Enrique1972Author
        Participating Frequently
        August 31, 2012

        Adobe should know whether this is working or not by now. One of the main reasons I went with Adobe as my editing software was the dynamic link. If it is a bug or defect, they need to post an update/fix quickly. I have a project I want to work on that DL would fit nicely into the workflow.

        Has anyone else ran across this issue? Is there a solution? I will try to call Adobe tech support today and see what they have to say - no matter how long I may be on hold.

          Jeff Bellune
          Jeff Bellune
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          August 31, 2012

          If you haven't yet, please try deactivating your Adobe software, rebooting, then launching and re-activating the Master Collection.  That procedure has fixed licensing issues that affected presets and codecs; it may help reset the dynamic link stuff.

          Jeff

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          Enrique1972Author
          Participating Frequently
          August 31, 2012

          Thanks Jeff. I tried it and it did not work. The only other thing I will try before calling Adobe today will be to create a new user account and see if it works on that account. If not - then I know the issue may be something I can't fix on my end. Anyone else having this issue? Any solutions?

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