Outer Glow from After Effects file Doesn't Display Properly in Premiere Pro

[defaultdb3e9gl13f2s]

I have an image in an After Effects composition that's using an Outer Glow effect. Everything looked good and well until I added the AE file into my Premiere Pro project. All of a sudden, the glow effect isn't working properly. In PP, the outer glow now has hard (almost square-like) edges for some reason, and the glow's falloff does not get transparent (the father the glow is from the image) as it's supposed to.

Why is Premiere Pro doing this? And how do I fix this?

[R Neil Haugen]

What are your color management settings in Ae?

Neil

[defaultdb3e9gl13f2s]

I'm not very familiar with color-correction/color management stuff so I wouldn't know how to answer this.

I simply made an AE comp with some motion graphic animations, imported a Photoshop layer that had a standard white outer glow, then when I finished with the AE comp, I imported that to my main Premiere Pro timeline.

[RobShultz]

Have you rendered the footage in Premiere? (Press return and let Premiere build a preview file.)

[defaultdb3e9gl13f2s]

Yes I've rendered the footage. That was actually when I noticed this outer glow issue. Prior to rendering, the clip looked fine. I exported it just in case PP was just showing it oddly like a glitch on the preview panel or something. But the issue still showed up in the exported file.

[nishu_kush]

Hi defaultdb3e9gl13f2s,

Sorry for your issue.

What's the version of Premeire Pro and After Effects you're using? Also, what happens if you right click the After Effects comp and select "Render and Replace".

Let us know.

Thanks,

Nishu

[Richard M Knight · Accepted solution]

Try turning off 'composite in linear colour' in the sequence settings.

[defaultdb3e9gl13f2s]

In Premiere Pro, or in After Effects?

And where do I find that setting? I looked around in both programs but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[Averdahl]

In Premiere Pro, or in After Effects?

And where do I find that setting? I looked around in both programs but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

By @defaultdb3e9gl13f2s

In Premiere Pro. 

Click in the timeline you have issues with and go to Sequence > Sequence Settings and uncheck "Composite in Linear Color..." and click OK.

I think @Richard M Knight is correct.

[defaultdb3e9gl13f2s]

I tried this and the glow finally worked! If "Composite in Linear Color" causes problems with transparency, I wonder what's the point of ever using that option, and why it's on by default??

Anyways, thank you both for your help. I will mark as the correct answer.

[Averdahl]

If "Composite in Linear Color" causes problems with transparency, I wonder what's the point of ever using that option, and why it's on by default??

By @defaultdb3e9gl13f2s

Many people wonder the same but Adobe never replies to that or explain exactly what it does, why it´s on by default, etc.

I always uncheck it on all timelines i have and it´s a pity that this setting ruins peoples work and waste so much time even today after all the years it has been there. Even simple transitions are ruined if the video is superimposed and has been one of the most frequent questions here. ("Why does it start/stop abruply...")

@Kevin-Monahan Any insight in this? 🙂

[Warren Heaton]

Check that the Alpha Channel is being interpreted correctly.

Select the clip in the Project tab and then choose Clip > Modify Clip.  In the Modify Clip dialog box choose the Interpret Footage tab.  Go down to Alpha Channel.  If you do not know what the setting should be based on your After Effects export settings, try the different options, checking the results as you go.  One of the settings available should show the Alpha as expected.

If this doesn't work, you'll want to import the clip that you're putting below the clip with the Outer Glow Effect into the After Effects project, complete the superimposition there, and return to Premiere Pro.  A quick way to set this up is to select the clip(s) in the Premiere Pro Timeline, right-click, and then choose Replace with After Effects Composition.