I just tried to import a sequence from another project into a current project, and got 'Connecting to Dynamic Link server failed' after a minute or so. I had started seeing this a few weeks ago when attempting to import a sequence from PPro into AME, but didn't pay much attention since I could easily perform the encode starting in PPro.
I've just tried to import a PPro sequence into AE, and it works. Also tried a couple of other Dynamic Link functions - 'Send to Encore' and 'New After Effects Composition', and they work as well.
I'd hoped that it was the firewall issue, and that my firewall had been turned on, but no, it's off. I can hardly find any mention of this anywhere, save for the firewall problem, so it looks like this may be specific to my PC.
Steve Brame
creative illusions Productions