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1. Re: Is there a Premiere Pro equivalent of option-replace in After Effects?
eikonoklastes Oct 21, 2014 6:20 AM (in response to artisanaltv)The live After Effects composition behaves like any other source clip. If you want multiple versions of it, you have to create it at the source (i.e. within AE as a separate comp).
Then, import both in and toggle between the two as you wish.
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2. Re: Is there a Premiere Pro equivalent of option-replace in After Effects?
artisanaltv Oct 21, 2014 6:53 AM (in response to eikonoklastes)I didn't know you could import an AE comp with a line link. I was creating my comps by putting the raw clip on the sequence and choosing "replace with after effects composition" from the right click menu. Doing it that way I never saw the AE comp as a source clip. Is there a way to see it?
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3. Re: Is there a Premiere Pro equivalent of option-replace in After Effects?
eikonoklastes Oct 21, 2014 7:34 AM (in response to artisanaltv)I've never been a fan of the "replace with..." workflow. I like to set up my After Effects project independently and then import that into Premiere. When you do that, it asks you to select the comp to import. That way I can create multiple versions in AE and import into Premiere as I wish.
When I want to work on a specific clip in Premiere, I reveal it in Explorer/Finder and then import it into AE.
It's a more manual process, but doesn't really take much time in practice and it's one that gives me more control over the workflow and keeps things organized (I can have a single AE project contain all the live links I need in Premiere.
Edit: You can also copy a clip from Premiere and paste into AE. Depending on its state in Premiere, it may paste into an existing comp as video, or it may paste as a precomp (to best maintain its settings from Premiere). I found the pasting a bit clunky, so I go full manual with importing the clip into AE and copy pasting timecodes from Premiere for in/out points.
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4. Re: Is there a Premiere Pro equivalent of option-replace in After Effects?
artisanaltv Oct 21, 2014 9:47 PM (in response to eikonoklastes)Thanks eikonoklastes. This is a totally usable workflow. I'd still prefer it if the "replace with AE comp" workflow was a little more user friendly, but I can definitely make it work this way.

