You can edit video by seamlessly integrating Premiere Pro and After Effects using Dynamic Link. Here's how:
1. Editing in Premiere Pro:
- Begin by importing and arranging your video clips, audio, and graphics in Premiere Pro's timeline. This is where you'll handle the core editing, such as cuts, basic color correction, and audio mixing.
2. Sending Clips to After Effects:
- Select the Clip: In your Premiere Pro timeline, highlight the specific video clip you want to enhance with motion graphics, visual effects, or complex animations.
- Replace with After Effects Composition: Right-click on the selected clip. From the context menu, choose "Replace With After Effects Composition."
- Automatic Launch: Adobe Premiere Pro will automatically open Adobe After Effects (if it's not already running) and create a new After Effects composition. Your selected clip will be placed into this new composition.
3. Editing in After Effects:
- Apply Effects and Animation: In After Effects, you can now add visual effects, motion graphics, text animations, tracking, and other advanced effects to the clip you sent from Premiere Pro.
- Dynamic Link: The beauty of this workflow is Dynamic Link. Any changes you make in the After Effects composition are automatically updated in your Premiere Pro timeline without needing to render or export.
4. Returning to Premiere Pro:
- Automatic Updates: As you work in After Effects, Premiere Pro will update in the background. This keeps your project synchronized and allows you to see the results of your After Effects work in the context of your overall video edit in Premiere Pro.
In summary, edit the main video structure in Premiere Pro, and use After Effects for visual effects and motion graphics, relying on Dynamic Link for seamless integration.
