diff --git a/app/project/project.cpp b/app/project/project.cpp
index 1efa67b4b..00ce92542 100644
--- a/app/project/project.cpp
+++ b/app/project/project.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void Project::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, MainWindowLayoutInfo* layout, uint
 
   foreach (const XMLNodeData::FootageConnection& con, xml_node_data.footage_connections) {
     if (con.footage) {
-      con.input->SetStandardValue(QVariant::fromValue(xml_node_data.footage_ptrs.value(con.footage)), con.element);
+      con.input->SetStandardValue(Node::PtrToValue(xml_node_data.footage_ptrs.value(con.footage)), con.element);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp
index c0ec02478..6d828f03b 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::WidgetCallback()
   case NodeValue::kFootage:
   {
     // Widget is a FootageComboBox
-    SetInputValue(QVariant::fromValue(static_cast<FootageComboBox*>(sender())->SelectedFootage()), 0);
+    SetInputValue(Node::PtrToValue(static_cast<FootageComboBox*>(sender())->SelectedFootage()), 0);
     break;
   }
   case NodeValue::kCombo: