Before this time the junior Plate has been working as a video editor and frequently needed the ability to translate Avid sequences into After Effects.
[1] Wes was quite familiar with the OMFI file format and knew if After Effects could be made to read OMF it would open many possibilities for editors around the world.
The plug-ins have improved in the amount of information translated as well as adding support for newer file formats such as AAF, MXF and XML.
In September 2011 Automatic Duck announced a close partnership with Adobe Systems to bring that same interchange functionality to Premiere Pro.
[10] Automatic Duck President Wes Plate has a long history with online community support, having been a member of the Avid-L since 1996 and having in the past been a leader on the WWUG and Creative COW as well as being active on other listservs and discussion forums.