Supported File Formats For Import; Supported Audio File Formats; Supported Still-Image File Formats - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Supported file formats for import

All versions of After Effects can import 8-bpc (bits per channel), 16-bpc, and 32-bpc files in RGB, grayscale, and
black-and-white color modes, including 24-bpp (bits per pixel) and 32-bpp files; however, After Effects Standard
edition reduces 16-bpc and 32-bpc files to 8-bpc (After Effects Professional edition supports 16-bpc and 32-bpc
color). For more information on 16-bpc and 32-bpc color, see "About color depth" on page 61.
Note: File formats that use Adobe Photoshop plug-ins include BMP, OpenEXR, PBM, PCX, Pixar, and Radiance.

Supported audio file formats

You can import any of the following types of audio files:
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Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
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AU (Requires QuickTime)
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Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF; requires QuickTime)
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MP3 (Requires QuickTime)
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Video for Windows (AVI, WAV)
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WAVE (WAV)

Supported still-image file formats

You can import any of the following types of still-image files:
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Adobe Illustrator (AI, AI4, AI5, EPS, PS)
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Adobe PDF (PDF; first page only)
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Adobe Photoshop (PSD; 16 and 32 bpc)
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Bitmap (BMP, RLE)
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Camera raw (TIF, CRW, NEF, RAF, ORF, MRW, DCR, MOS, RAW, PEF, SRF, DNG, X3F, CR2, ERF; 16 bpc)
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Cineon (CIN, DPX; converts to 8, 16, or 32 bpc, per Project Settings)
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Discreet RLA/RPF (RLA, RPF; 16 bpc, imports camera data)
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EPS
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JPEG (JPG, JPE)
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Maya camera data (MA; Professional edition only)
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Maya IFF (IFF; 16 bpc)
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OpenEXR (EXR; 32 bpc)
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PBM (8, 16, and 32 bpc)
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PCX
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Pict (PCT, PICT)
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Pixar (PXR)
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Portable Network Graphics (PNG; 16 bpc)
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Radiance (HDR, RGBE, XYZE; 32 bpc)
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SGI (SGI, RGB; 16 bpc)
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Softimage (PIC)
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