Premiere can't find any compositions in relinked After Effects project

Question

I have problem when I try to relink a dynamically linked After Effects project in Premiere CC, after moving the AE-file to another location.

When I try to relink the After Effects project, Premiere first hangs for a while, then opens a window "Import After Effects Composition", with no compositions listed.

So there is no way to relink the comp.

When I click cancel I first get the message: "The project could not be opened", and then a new window "File Import Failure" with the message "The importer reported a generic error".

The After Effects Projects opens with no problem, and finds all linked footage from the new location. Moving the file back to the initial filepath relinks everything fine again in Premiere.

This looks very similar a issue mentioned by Jonah_UMG as a responce in this thread:

Re: Premiere refuses to relink AE clips created with dynamic link''

The initial posters problem was resolved, but I don't see that this issue was addressed.

Any help would be appreciated.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC 12.1.2 (Build 69)

OSX 10.11.6

Joost van der Hoeven · Accepted Answer

Then try to uninstall Ae, restart your system, and reinstall. Something under the hood is not making the connection.

Joost van der Hoeven · Answer

Dynamic Link is a powerful feature but it is very picky about versions. Pr and Ae need to be on the same version. What version of After Effect are you using? I think it should be 15.1.2.

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