Avid Media Composer 6 to After Effects CS5.5 w/ Automatic Duck

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Posted by Admin on 21, December 2011 with 1 Comment
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So Premiere is quickly becoming the go to option for editors making the switch from FCP. The dynamic link between Premiere and After Effects is a very tempting bit of kit. But for those of you who prefer having the media management powerhouse that is Avid, fear not, because Automatic Duck is now a free plugin! Head here to download now Take a look at this simple walkthrough of how to take a sequence from Avid Media Composer 6 to After Effects that I’ve put together. Forgive the audio quality, had to do this one on the fly and all I had was my iPhone on me at the time.

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  • JPM

    Hi Alex, very nice post!
    Earlier versions of After Effects used to be able to import AAF’s and OMF’s from Avid without any problems. But that feature was removed in CS5, I believe. Is good that with Automatic Duck we’re able to send our Avid sequences to After Effects back again!By the way, if I understood you correctly, since you activated the “AAF Edit Protocol” on your export, I assume that you’re grading your 5D shots in After Effects on its native format (h264 Quicktime files). Does After Effects give you better results on the grading process if you use the original files rather than a high quality intermediate like DNxHD, ProRes or Cineform?Either way, which project settings would you recommend for grading DSLR footage in After Effects, “32 bits per channel (float)” or “16 bits per channel”? About Color Working Space for footage shot in sRGB, should I choose “None”, “Adobe RGB” or “sRGB”?Any tips and advices would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!