 | Imported video is shortened by AE
on Dec 10, 2012 at 8:23:46 pm |
I know I'm doing something incredibly ignorant, but in my attempt to totally abandon Apple video production software for the Adobe suite, I've encountered an unusual problem.
I've exported a video clip from Final Cut Pro 7 as a .mov file, matching all the comp parameters of my comp in AE (DVCPro HD 720, 29.97, etc.). The clip is 28 seconds long, but when I import it into AE, it is trimmed to just over 18 seconds for some reason. I cannot seem to lengthen it no matter what I try. The length of the AE comp is 2min15sec, so there is plenty of room. I experimented with an .h264 video that was over 2 minutes, and that imported just fine.
The video, btw, looks perfect...it's just too short for some mysterious reason.
So, what am I overlooking? Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for advice.
BTW...the QuickTime file, prior to AE import, is the correct length of 28 seconds.
 | Re: Imported video is shortened by AE on Dec 10, 2012 at 11:38:30 pm |
hey,
try to drag the clip on the NEW COMP Ikon...
(in the PREJECT window)
AE should make a new comp that matches the clip..
(should work in CS3)
hope this helps!
 | Re: Imported video is shortened by AE on Dec 11, 2012 at 6:45:14 am |
Troy
Steven is right. Go through this tutorial:
http://video.answers.com/adobe-after-effects-7-how-to-create-a-composition-...
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 | Re: Imported video is shortened by AE on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:34:14 pm |
thanks, all. I'll try those, although when I exported the same clip from FCP as a vanilla DV file, it imported to AE at the proper running time. So, I found a workaround, but I'm still confused why the difference in DVCPro HD and DV/DVCPro NTSC would affect the TIME rather than some other parameter.
Again, thanks for the suggestions on the comp.
 | Re: Imported video is shortened by AE on Dec 11, 2012 at 3:26:20 pm |
If you export the clip from FCP, it may have in and out points on it that you set earlier and just forgot about. Double-check that clip in FCP before anything else.
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