Help! Opening New After Effects Files in Older versions

Lets face it, alot of softwares are not backward compatible, which means you cant open a cs3 file in a cs software...

if you are looking for help, you are in the right place.
cs3 do not support alot of plugins that are out there, after effects 7 supports most of them though, so sometimes there is a need to open back a cs3 file in AE7..

and if you have read CREATIVECOW, there is no way to do so... as i am damn freaking stubborn in finding loopholes through the layman terms.. i was mopping stoned in front of the pc figuring out a way to import/open a AECS3 file in AE7.

well we all know after effects exports to Adobe premier.

i guess those who can take the hint will close this browser now. lol...
anyway... this only works for files with little or no effects on the layers.. as they won't be transfered. but better than nothing right?

so the plain jane's way of doing things is to export the cs3 file to a premier project.
and importing the premier project in AE7. simple as that.

fill in all the missing stuff you have lost and voila!. you have your modern file time travelled to the stone age.

well if you have a better alternative do let me know.

n if i have helped you.. let me know too :)