What is translated, Translation from avid editing systems, Label audio and video tracks separately – Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 5.0 (Win 64-bit for CS5 or CS5.5) User Manual
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Label audio and video tracks separately
This option will color all of the video layers one label color and all the audio layers the
other.
What is translated
Pro Import AE is able to translate a lot of metadata from your Avid, Final Cut Pro or
Motion project into After Effects. Not everything translates, of course, but a lot does.
Translation from Avid editing systems
The following table outlines how Pro Import AE deals with the supported effects when
importing from Avid editing systems.
Supported Effect Translation from Avid
Supported Effect Translation from Avid
Avid Effect
After Effects Translation
Video Dissolve
Opacity keyframes created
Dip To Color
Color solid created with Opacity animated from 0 to 100 to
0
Superimpose
Opacity value set to match
Picture-in-Picture (2D)†
Scale, Position, Level, Crop and Softness translated
Xpress 3D PIP
Scale, Position, Level, Crop and Softness translated
3D Warp†
Scale, Rotation, Position, Level, Crop and Softness
translated
Resize
Scale and Position translated
Flip
Scale set to 100, -100
Flop
Scale set to -100, 100
Flip-Flop
Scale set to -100, -100
Matte Key††
Luma Key track matte enabled
Submaster
Layers nested into Precomp
Motion Effects
Layer Stretch set to match speed
Strobe
Posterize Time filter applied
Time Warp
Time Remap keyframes set
Freeze Frame
Time Remap Keyframe set
X-Spin transition
Animating Scale keyframes created
Y-Spin transition
Animating Scale keyframes created
Z-Spin transition
Animating Scale and Rotation keyframes created
Audio Level and Automation
Gain
Audio level keyframes created
Audio Dissolve
Audio level keyframes created
†Original keyframe model as well as the newer Advanced keyframe model.
†† See Avid Matte Keys section for more information
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