Operation Manual

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Last updated 11/30/2015
Working with offline media
When you open a Premiere Pro project with missing media files in SpeedGrade, you cannot link and locate the offline
media like you would in Premiere Pro.
To relink the offline media, you must bring the project back to Premiere Pro.
Working with After Effects Compositions
There are several ways to use After Effects Compositions in your Premiere Pro project:
• Replace a clip in Premiere Pro with an After Effects Composition
• Link to an After Effects Composition using Adobe Dynamic Link
• Import an After Effects Composition (AEP file) into a Premiere Pro project
Irrespective of which method you use, you can open a Premiere Pro sequence containing After Effects Compositions
directly in SpeedGrade. SpeedGrade opens the sequence in Direct-Link mode, from where you can color grade the
compositions just as you would color grade any Premiere Pro sequence.
Limitations in Direct-Link mode
The Direct-Link workflow has been designed such that you focus only on the color correction and grading workflows
within SpeedGrade.
Given this focus, there are specific things to consider while using SpeedGrade in the Direct-Link mode:
• The auto-save feature is turned off while using the Direct-Link mode.
• To use Direct Link, you start with a Premiere Pro project (.pproj). You cannot send SpeedGrade projects (.IRCP) to
Premiere Pro in the Direct-Link mode.
• In the Direct-Link mode, you cannot render your Premiere Pro projects within SpeedGrade. You send the projects
back to Premiere Pro for rendering. So, the Render and Results tabs are unavailable when using Direct Link.
• SpeedGrade can open only one Premiere Pro sequence at a time, and not multiple sequences at once. To open a
different sequence in the project, open the Sequence Importer dialog by clicking
in the SpeedGrade Timeline.
• You cannot launch the Media Browser to browse through media, so the Media tab is unavailable when using Direct
Link.
• You cannot add clips to the Premiere Pro sequence within SpeedGrade. Bring the project back to Premiere Pro to
edit the sequence.
• You cannot adjust audio or use the Pan & Scan functions. So, Stereo 3D, Audio, and Pan And Scan tabs are
unavailable when using Direct Link.
• If you apply the Warp Stabilizer effect on a Premiere Pro sequence, ensure that the analysis is complete before
sending the sequence to SpeedGrade using Direct Link. Otherwise, an error message appears.
Video tutorial
How to make your video look like film
Learn how to use Direct Link to roundtrip your projects to SpeedGrade for comprehensive color grading and applying
preset film stock and camera looks.