Adobe Dynamic Link cs6 Workflow

Is there a way to set the resolution or draft level on an AE comp imported into premiere?

for instance... I have a tittle sequence I've created in AE... it's relatively processor heavy with ray-traced extruded fonts and 3d environment layers and reflections and all that jazz....

when I'm working in AE I usually have the ray-traced engine set to 1 (draft) and the comp level to 1/4 for speed and smoothness...

all good... but when I import these ae comp titles into Premiere as a dynamic link comp.... it seems to automatically kick the draft level and resolution up to the finished level....and even if the resolution is turned down in Premiere the AE comp is turned way up....

This would all be great if my Premiere cut was ready to go, but I'm trying to shave frames here and there to get the different tittles within a montage....

so it would be really helpful to be able to turn down the settings on the linked ae comp within premiere while I'm still drafting where to put them in Premiere....

I'm guessing I'm just missing a menu somewhere?

Thanks in advance, for any help

nate

Thanks for the help and response. It's saving me tons of time, and I'm able to do some work on a laptop... Loads of thanks!

I have a slight snag but I'm hoping there's a way around it... total newb question, but is there any way to force transparency on rendered output? One of the reason's I was using the DL workflow is because I needed to layer multiple AE comps within Prp in order to sandbox a final montage... but if I go the render and replace route the output background is opaque and therefore I can't tell whats underneath my output in Prp...

Nate

Oh man, so great.

Thanks a million for all the help Tom. I can't tell ya how much I appreciate it.

Nate