How to import Illustrator layers to After Effects
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Let's say you have vector layers in Illustrator you want to insert into After Effects.
To do this, you can just drag the illustrator file directly into After Effects, but before we do that, we want to make sure the illustrations are separated into individual layers.
Every top layer in Illustrator will turn into ONE shape, so if you have sublayers in here that you want to turn into separate shapes, then separate them first.
Now, save and close the document and then drag the Illustrator file into the After Effects window.
There are 4 choices you need to make now in order to turn your Illustrator file into individual shape layers and I will show you a visual explanation of these 4 choices at the end of the video for you to take a screenshot of if you like.
First, in the popup window, you click "Footage".
Second, you choose "Merged layers".
The word "Merged" can be a bit misleading here, but in this context, it basically means "All layers".
Third, you drag your file into your composition, right-click on it and choose "Create" and "Convert to Layered Comp".
Now you have created a separate composition containing your top layers from your Illustrator document.
Now, the fourth and final step is to select all of the layers, right-click on them, and go to "Create" again but now you click "Create Shapes From Vector Layer".
This will create new shape layers from each Illustrator layer and now you can delete your Illustrator layers and the file you imported because now you have created your own shapes inside After Effects.
Here's an illustration showing the 4 different choices you have to make in order to achieve this. If you're a visual person like me, this will hopefully make this process easier to understand.
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This isn't working for me, the stuff from the AI file isnt showing once ive converted to a layered comp
I forgot how to do it, thanks a lot dude. This was super helpful and went straight to the point.
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This was super helpful! Especially for a beginner like me. Thank you for the quick tutorial!
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Super clear and easy to understand for beginners. Thanks for making the video.
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you really helped me quickly! without wasting time thankss
Something happened on my After Effects, I don't know if it was me, but I could import illustrator files with every layer just perfect, and now it won't let me do it. Any way I try to import an illustrator file it doesn't show me that window asking about import kind, and etc. It just imports an AI file without any layer. What did I do wrong?
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super helpful! Thank you : )
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There's no need to convert to shape once you separated layers. It's even better to not do it so if you edit your Illustrator file, changes apply automatically in After Effects.
Good point! The reason I convert into shape is just to turn them into vector layers so that I can adjust the anchor points inside After Effects, but like you said, you can skip that if you want to edit them later inside Illustrator. :)
Helpful tutorial! Thank youu
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Love you videos, this was super helpful!
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Great,...Many thanks.
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how we can import stroke in after effects from illustrator
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I have a top layer in illustrator, inside that there are 5 other elements, moving those into their own layers isn't intuitive at all. Convert to lay, then drag out from top layer.
Hey there, it didn't show any options while importing it into after effects 0:34. What can i do about it?
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Can we retain the editability of text elements? thanks for the short but informative video my nigga. this is awesome.
Hi, when i click on create shapes from vector layer it turns the gradient i had in the logo emblem to a gray fill. Is there a way to perserve this? Thanks a lot for the help.
When i create sharp from vector layer my screen is turning gray. What could be the reason
thx for helping
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thank u so so so so so so much
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thank you.
No problem! 😊
Hi David…Thanks a lot, more useful.
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Thankyou sir
0:33 on this i didnt saw any import kind of that things
Thanks
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why is converting them into shapes necessary? it seems the layers that have anything like gradients get turned into grey squares
exactly... aparently tyhere is no solution except for a plugin named overlord, for illustrator/ae
Perhaps rasterize just the effects before importing? I am about to test this theory now.
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thx, worked & helped
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