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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