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Jun 2, 2025 1:34 PM UTC
Question

Dynamic Link files from After Effects in Premiere timeline won't render or play.

I've followed the convoluted work around found in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsmBCwRAitg&t=3s. So that my color would match. I was able to render my timeline of on Friday and even export it. However now on Monday It won't render (there is has been no change but yes, I need to make changes). Can you fix the color management between Premiere and After Effects. How long has dynamic linking existed? Shouldn't color management be seamless by now?

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Clay5FC4Author
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Sep 8, 2025 5:32 PM UTC

Seriously I've been fighting with dynamic linking all moring. ADOBE PLEASE FIX DYNAMIC LINKING BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH AI OR WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Adobe Employee
Jun 4, 2025 2:52 PM UTC

Hi Clay. First off, I'm the one that did that video, and I'll be the first to agree that it's convoluted and a crazy workaround for pre-25.2 versions of Premiere. 

 

In 25.2 and newer, I wouldn't recommend this as a workflow. You should be able to right-click on a clip, Replace with After Effects Composition, and Premiere will launch AE, create a new project with the correct color management, and even bring over the color transform of any supported LOG or RAW media. 

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Clay5FC4Author
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Sep 5, 2025 6:50 PM UTC

So I had done that (right-click on a clip, Replace with After Effects Composition in Premiere) and a few months later the client asks for a simple change. So I go to open the projects and the Premiere project opens but the After Effects project freezes After Effects and won't load. I now have to re-do the project from scratch.

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