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3 Click the underlined value you want to change and type a new value.
A single Adobe Photoshop layer effect can become up to five layers and effects in After
Effects. You may need to edit multiple copies to achieve the desired result.
Importing an Adobe Illustrator, PDF, or EPS file
You can import Adobe Illustrator, many PDF, and EPS files directly into After Effects. When
you import an Adobe Illustrator file, After Effects converts all text information to paths,
eliminating the need to create outlines in Adobe Illustrator before importing. If you import
a file without creating outlines, make sure that all fonts used in the file are available to
After Effects when you import.
When you import an Adobe Illustrator file, After Effects automatically makes all empty
areas transparent by converting them into an alpha channel.
After Effects can import Adobe Illustrator CMYK files. However, to maintain accurate
color, convert your CMYK images to RGB images in Adobe Illustrator. When you import
Adobe Illustrator CMYK images, After Effects remaps the CMYK colors to RGB, and may
subtly shift colors.
Continuously rasterizing an Adobe Illustrator file
You can continuously rasterize an Illustrator file at any time while designing your project.
Whether you choose to continuously rasterize or not, if you view and render a compo-
sition using Best Quality, After Effects anti-aliases (smooths) the art.
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Adobe Illustrator file imported and rasterized in After Effects A. Original B. Enlarged with
Continuously Rasterize switch turned off C. Enlarged with Continuously Rasterize switch turned on
To continuously rasterize an Adobe Illustrator file:
1 Select the layer containing the Adobe Illustrator file in the Timeline window.
2 Click the Collapse Transformations/Continuously Rasterize switch so that the "on"
icon ( ) appears for that layer.
Importing layers from Adobe Illustrator 5.0 and later
You can import a multilayered Adobe Illustrator file in the following ways:
As a new composition, with each layer in the Adobe Illustrator file becoming a separate
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layer in the composition
As a single still image imported from any one layer in the Adobe Illustrator file
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As a single still image imported from all the Adobe Illustrator layers merged together
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