Final Cut 2 After Effects

March 10, 2009 by Ross

The Popcorn Island Final Cut 2 After Effects Script is a simple way to move sequences in Final Cut into Compositions in After Effects. Not only does it allow you to work faster, it also saves storage space. The normal work flow of rendering out from Final Cut and opening in After Effects causes one to create temporary files to pass back and forth between the programs. The Final Cut 2 After Effects script will allow you to bypass that and simply use the footage that has already been imported into Final Cut.

NEWS: Gerard over at strypesinpost.com has put up a tutorial on using this script to move over project to windows! check it out

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Features 1.1.2

  • Auto-Truncate Long Filenames
  • Marker Import
  • Cross Dissolve Transitions (v1.05)
  • Basic Editing Translation
  • Segmented Clips
  • Basic Keyframes
  • Time Remapping
  • Nested Sequences
  • Multiple Frame Rates and Aspect Ratios
  • Audio Channels
  • Name Length Error Checking
  • Support for PAL25 and 60

Version Info

  • Version 1.12 Update
    • Re-Work of the Cross dissolve importer
    • Dialog for Auto Truncate all Long filenames Option
    • Fix to All Transition detection
    • Fix for center aligned Cross Dissolve
    • Stopped work on Legacy Support (older then Cs4)
  • Version 1.09 Update
    • Center Point bug Fix, footage of different sizes using center point effects now import properly
    • setValueAtTime bug Fix, Rounding errors in speed changes addressed.
      • NOTE: I could use any community help debugging
        this problem, though I now have a fix in place, I cannot be sure of the 1:1 frame matching between FCP and After Effects when using speed changes,
        if anyone can run tests it would be extremely helpful. thx!
  • Version 1.07 Update
    • Markers are now imported into a marker layer in after effects. Name is used for flash events, comment for comment (thanks @Guillaume)
  • Version 1.06 Update
    • Updated Frame Rate bug for 50fps (and other unknowns) thanks @daniel
  • CS3 Version 1.05 Update
    • There is an issue with scripts compiled for CS4 using Extendscript toolkit CS4 that causes problems in CS3, the script will fail instantly. So I have had to split this project into 2 scripts. You will now see a script built for CS4 and one for CS3, these have been been confirmed working. Thanks to Kevin Brock for going back and forth with us on a couple scripts as we don’t have a good CS3 work flow here. We hope this helps everyone out! Thanks!
  • Version 1.05
    • FIX: Rounding Error on 23.976 footage causing Single Frame difference from original.
    • UPDATE: Top Level Folder will now follow XML Filename, and not “FCP_Import”.

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