How To Create Dynamic Links Between Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

Description

**This tutorial will show you two different ways to create Dynamic Links between Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects CC 2025 for a round-trip workflow.

Dynamic Link Techniques:

New After Effects Composition (standalone clip)

Replace Footage with After Effects Composition
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:15 Technique 1: New AE Comp
00:25 Technique 2: Replace Footage with Comps
00:37 Sequence Settings
00:50 How To Create New Dynamic Link AE Composition
01:10 Save AE Project File
01:22 Linked Composition in AE
01:37 Rename Compositions
01:49 Comp Settings
02:16 Add Text + Typewriter Effect
02:48 Return To Premiere Pro
03:13 Drag Comp On Sequence Timeline (PP)
03:32 Dynamic Link: Updates Immediately
03:56 Duplicating Compositions (PP)
04:50 Updating Comp Durations
05:19 Replace Footage With AE Comps (Technique 2)
06:09 AE Project Panel (Footage)
06:42 Add Tritone Effect
07:26 Recap

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2025 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Create New Adobe Dynamic Link (Technique 01)

1. Open Adobe Premiere Pro
2. Create a new sequence
3. Add Footage to Timeline
4. Go to the File Menu
5. Select ‘Adobe Dynamic Link’
6. Select ‘New After Effects Composition’
7. Enter Name of After Effects (.aep) Project File
8. Rename Comp in AE (optional)
9. Add Text Layer
10. Drag CTI to Footage
11. Add Typewriter Effect
12. Return To Premiere Pro
13. Locate new AE Comp in Project Bin
14. Rename (optional)
15. Drag AE Comp on Timeline
16. Return to AE to make changes

How To Replace Footage with After Effects Composition (Technique 02)

1. Open Adobe Premiere Pro
2. Create a new sequence
3. Add Footage to Timeline
4. Select one or multiple clips
5. Go to File Menu
6. Select ‘Adobe Dynamic Link’
7. Select ‘Replace with After Effects Composition’
8. After Effects Opens
9. Rename Comp in AE (optional)
10. Add Adjustment Layer
11. Add Tritone Effect Effect
12. Return To Premiere Pro
13. Locate new AE Comp in Project Bin
14. Rename (optional)
15. Return to AE to make changes