After Affects CS6 comp do not update in Premiere Pro sequence

[Proj.L]

Since CS6, if I change an After Effects project when the comp is already in a Premiere Pro timeline, the comp won't automatically update on the timeline, but it will update on the source monitor.

[excited_Genie16B8]

This is an Adobe Dynamic Linking in Mac issue.

That's possible, 'cause it works fine for me on both Windows machines.

[jesmo71]

Jim Simon wrote:

This is an Adobe Dynamic Linking in Mac issue.

That's possible, 'cause it works fine for me on both Windows machines.

Well, while I appreciate that you're trying to contribute, commenting about a bug that is Mac specific (and has been stated as such since the beninning of the thread) when you're using Windows is just adding unhelpful chatter to a conversation where people are looking for informed ideas.

[excited_Genie16B8]

(and has been stated as such since the beninning of the thread

Sorry, I missed that.  I just normally click the "Last Post" time, which takes me to the most recent post.

[Proj.L]

It's not mac specific. I started the thread and i'm on PC

[excited_Genie16B8]

Well, there goes that idea.

Does everyone having the issue also have any missing sequence presets?  Can you properly do a Replace with AE Comp?

[James Landy]

Regarding: Render Work Area in Premiere doesn’t get deleted when modifying linked comp in AE.

I can’t reproduce the issue on Mac 10.8.1 or Win 7 64-Bit SP1 running Production Premium CS6 with all of the current updates. It works 100% of the time. In order to fix the problem, we need to be able to reproduce this in-house. It sounds like a legit issue. The question remains, why does it work for me, and occurs for other users. Based on the comments in this thread, I think we can rule out user error. So what is the common denominator that all of the users who are encountering this issue have in common? That is what we need to define next. I think ECBowen may be onto something, with the idea that it has something to do with where the Premiere preview files are being stored. Is anyone who is encountering this issue storing his or her preview files in the default install location?

[jesmo71]

James,

Both of my systems are on 10.6.8 - Planning to upgrade to Mountain Lion soon. I just wanted to wait until everyone had a chance to make sure the drivers were updated before pulling the trigger. It is something we can reproduce here 100% of the time.

I'm not 100% sure which versions of OS X the other two local facilities are using, but I'm pretty sure one could be as old as 10.5

Also, I am not using the default location as my preview save location.

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[jesmo71]

@James/ECBowen - And just to clarify - Yes all the drives we used are HFS+ (Journaled) - No, we can't switch to non-journaled because we have about 5Tb of data (most of it video), and it just would not be feesible. If the drive being Journaled is the issue, that equates to a programming issue, and is something that needs to be addressed by Adobe. I do, however, appreciate that you've worked at finding the solution to the problem.

@Jim SImon - My apologies, when I told you this was a Mac thread, I thought we were in the other thread that is having this exact same conversation.

[ECBowen]

If you could get an external HDD of some type to test and use as backup later that would help see if the Metadata added by Journaling is causing Adobe's File manager from detecting the file locations correctly. If you have a card reader and a blank media card we could try the same thing it would just be slower.

Eric

ADK

[jesmo71]

A media card is a great idea. I'll try that first chance I get and post the results here.

[James Landy]

Regarding: Render Work Area in Premiere doesn’t get deleted when modifying linked comp in AE.

After further investigation, although it is still a possibility, I think the drive/location of the preview files is not the problem. I’m back onto the idea that this is an AE comp/project settings/parameter not flushing the hash cache. We need to figure out if the issue is with AE or PR. Once a modification has been made to the comp in AE, AE sends a notification to PR. We need to determine if AE is sending the updated information, if not the bug is in AE. If PR is receiving the information, and not updating, the bug is in PR. I need someone who can reproduce this problem 100%, to send me their project and source files, or set up a connect session with me, so I can observer the workflow in greater detail. We also have some debugging tools we can walk you through.  Any volunteers?

[jesmo71]

James,

I can do this with you on Monday - I'll have to set up a connect session with you, because all the files are too large to send. You can contact me at my email address in my profile. Let me know if that will work for you.

[Robotboot]

i also have this problem regularly.  it is very annoying and can not wait till it is fixed.

[KindofMajor]

The only solution I have found is to force Premiere to re-render the linked footage. I put a white solid below the footage and dropped the oppacity.

[James Landy]

I have a couple of ideas.

After Effects recently made some changes to the cache memory area of the app. Those changes are in AE 11.0.2, which is available as a live update. I've had reports from other users that after upgrading, they can no longer reproduce this issue.

I found a bug recently where the work area preview does not get invalidated in Premiere if you modify the composition in AE while the preview is being created in PR. Here is the workaround;

1. After you have made your modifications to the comp in AE, bring PR to the foreground (the work area is not deleted).
2. Bring AE to the foreground, and then click in the comp viewer panel to bring it into focus.
3. Bring PR to the foreground. The work area gets deleted.

Note: You might have to repeat step 2 and 3. This issue only occurs if the AEP is in 16/32bpc mode.

[El IODEX]

I have the same issues. What I have been doing is in After I duplicate the comp that has my updated animatio, then in Premier import and replace using alt+ drag over the footage I want to replace. This will replace and keep my edits. What a drag that this is not working.

The good news is that if text need to be updated it works.

[Jay.Patrick]

Any news on this front?  New Adobe user here, experiencing the same issues as mentioned above - edited AE comps not reflecting the changes in the PP timeline without replacement or sequence re-render.

[jesmo71]

Not sure what OS you're working on, but for me, the issue was addressed in the updates. Make sure you are using the most current version of the software.

[Jay.Patrick]

jesmo7, I'm on Mac OS 10.8.5. I was on Mavericks, but had multiple issues with abrupt & unexpected restarts - so opted to revert to Mountain Lion.

[El IODEX]

After updating the software my After Effects comps are being updated in Premier Pro. Tested it again today, I am not on Mavericks

[Stefan Smarius]

Just uncheck in Adobe Media Encoder > Preferences > General > Premiere Pro > Import sequences natively

Then Premiere with dynamic links works fine! 🙂

[jesmo71]

I will try this next time I have an issue. I've noticed it always seems to be worse when CC gets an update. Happened to me the other day. Made changes to an after effects project, and I saw them reflected in Premiere, but then it rendered out the old project in AME. I've unchecked "Import sequences natively", so we'll see how it goes. Thanks.

[Stefan Smarius]

I had the same problems over and over again, untill I did understand what this feature in AME was about (Import sequences natively).

Then it will use your Dynamic Links in Premiere and the render will be good!