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Using new effects from Adobe After Effects


    Premiere 6.5 includes five new effects from Adobe After Effects: Channel Blur, Blend, Lightning, Ramp, and Twirl. These effects automatically appear in Premiere's Effect Controls palette.

    In addition, if you own Adobe After Effects, the following effects are now compatible with Premiere 6.5 and can be used in a Premiere project: Color Balance (Color_Balance_2), Compound Blur, Gamma/Pedestal/Gain (GPG), Beam (Laser), Offset, Corner Pin (Production Bundle only), Displacement Map (Production Bundle only), and Scatter (Production Bundle only). In After Effects, you can import your Premiere project as a composition, and all After Effects effects and their keyframes are maintained.

    Note: For information on using effects and effect keyframes in Premiere, see online Help or the Adobe Premiere 6.0 User Guide. For information on using the compatible After Effects effects, see the Adobe After Effects User Guide.

To use the compatible After Effects effects:

  1. Copy the effect plug-in files from the After Effects 5.5\Plug-ins folder to the Premiere 6.5\Plug-Ins\After Effects filters folder.
  2. Restart Premiere. Once Premiere is restarted, the compatible effects will also appear in the Effect Controls palette.
  3. Note: Plug-in effects that are not compatible with Premiere, such as third-party plug-ins that are not certified by Adobe or other After Effects effects, may not work correctly in Premiere and may cause errors. Only use certified compatible plug-ins with Premiere 6.5 and earlier.

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