Cinema 4D File Importing Issue Shortening the Sequence

[adamc15278454]

Any and every file I import from Cinema 4D into After Effects has the sequence much shorter than the file in Cinema 4D. But it is always 3 seconds long. I have adjusted the length in Cinema 4D. I have also clean installed after effects and all. I am on a mac with the newest version of the OS and the Cloud.

[Ainionu-25Ynk9]

I have same kind of problem.

C4D - just one render settings - frame 0 - 550 at 25 fps. Opening rendered png sequence in After Effects I get only 459 frames altho aequence itself has 550 stills. This is only with png sequence. If I render out video file, then everything is OK.

[Jose Panadero]

If you select the footage in the project panel, what is the frame rate of your image sequence? I’m sure AE is assuming that your footage is 29,97 or 30fps. AE have some problems interpreting image sequences.

[Ainionu-25Ynk9]

Framerate of Ae composition,C4D project and render is 25 fps.

[Jose Panadero]

This is not what i’m asking. Select your footage in the project panel and check in the description if AE is interpreting your footage at 25fps.

[Ainionu-25Ynk9]

Thanx man! I never thought of that!

[Ron Ganbar]

The real answer is this:

Changing the FPS in the Render Settings only changes the output render settings. If the project settings have a different frame rate than the render settings, the render settings compress (or expand) the timing of the final output. You need to make sure you set your project settings correctly as well as your render settings. To access the project settings click Ctrl/Cmd + D.

To see a little tutorial somebody made about this, go to: https://greyscalegorilla.com/tutorials/cinema-4d-quick-tip-4-change-your-fps-the-right-way/

[teocmra]

You will need to set the frame rate to be the same in 4 different locations.

In C4D your frame rate should be the same in the Project Settings (Cmd D / Ctrl D) and on the Render Settings (Cmd B / Ctrl D).

Then render it as PNG sequence and import it into AE (Create Composition and PNG Sequence boxes ticked in the Options section of the import window).

After having the PNG sequence imported you will have 2 files: the PNG sequence (icon to look like 3 pictures together and the Comp AE generated).

Click on the PNG sequence icon with the righ button of your mouse and go to Interpret Footage > Main and change the frame rate to be the same as the one you used in C4D.

Now open the Comp AE generated when you imported the PNG sequence and change the frame rate (same as everything else) under the Composition Settings (Cmd K / Ctrl K).

Now the pace, speed and duration should be all the same between C4D and AE.

[Amna Hassan]

thanks man best solution yet ! solved my issue specially the ïnterpret footage "part 

[Motion Videos UK]

Hi, I'm having a similar issue but can't seem to fix it, can you help?

My original comp is 179 (or 180) frames in duration and everything appears fine in both AE and C4D until I bring my C4D project file into AE, then it appears 30 frames too short and I can't fugure out why.

Can anybody help to shed some light on the issue please? Thanks.

C4D to AE timeline too short

[Motion Videos UK]

Sorry, I've just sussed it, it's the project settings I should be changing not the render settings.