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Jeremy S...
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September 23, 2017
Question

After Effects importing images WRONG

  • September 23, 2017
  • 21 replies
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As in importing the WRONG IMAGE.

I imported a series of jpegs (exported from illustrator), with slight variations. And they have the wrong file.

For exampe if I import "regular.jpg", "cherry.jpg" , and "grape.jpg", the "regular" will be fine but "cherry" will be the same image as "regular" and "grape" will be the cherry image. Except there are dozens of images with all sorts of variations.

I tried:

  1. Purging all memory and disk cache
  2. Reloading footage on all the files
  3. Quitting and restarting the program
  4. Shutting down and restarting the computer

HELP! I have a tight deadline. This is URGENT. Like I need this in an hour or so.

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    evaneholics
    evaneholics
    Participant
    May 19, 2022

     

    The Problem is the embeded ICC Profile in the JPEG file.

    Open your image using adobe Photoshop.

    Then go to Edit > Assign Profile

    in the Window dialog box, choose "Don't Color Manage This Document".
    If you export the JPEG files from Illsutrator, make sure to UNCHECK the "embed ICC profile"

     

    It will solve the problem.

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    Engaging Heroes
    Participating Frequently
    May 19, 2022

    Wauw this message is from 2017, and we are 2022 now and I am encountering the same problem... lol 5 years and nothing has changed...

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    gutensite
    Participant
    April 21, 2022

    Same problem, April 2022. So glad I found your post. Would be great if Adobe fixed it instead of replying with condescending critiques.

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    AXXXXXXXXX
    Inspiring
    March 21, 2022

    The problem still exists! 

     

    MacBook Pro M1 MAX (2021) 

    After Effects 2022 

     

    Exporting as PNG worked! 

    Thanks 

     

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    Lana Gwinn
    Participant
    January 16, 2022

    Just encountered the same problem in 2022! I wish I was surpirised 😔 

    PNG solved it for me.

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    default7kr3ss4zsqbx
    Participant
    October 15, 2021

    Its 2021 and I encountered this same issue. I was about to rip my hair out. Your fix worked of exporting from Illustrator as PNGs instead of JPEGs. 

    ARain
    ARain
    Participant
    October 12, 2021

    Thank you for this post and figuring out the solution! 

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    l.rtm
    Participating Frequently
    April 19, 2021

    19 Apr 2021 ... Same problem but the imported image is already a .PNG image. Image should show perfect circles.

    Such a bummer.

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    default6vfplx2roo9c
    Participant
    April 11, 2021

    Do you guys mean like this ? It happens when I import some .png files. btw these files are downloaded from telegram and I always have to render them again with another program WHY? Unbelievable still it continue

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    default6vfplx2roo9c
    Participant
    April 11, 2021

    not .png they are .jpg files sorry

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    Amber5F96
    Participant
    September 22, 2020

    Everyone says "oh, just export to PNG." Except yes, it's 3 years later and this is STILL a bug? And also, I'm importing files from Adobe Illustrator as part of a TUTORIAL that Adobe created specifically for learning After Effects. I want all the layers and such from the Illustrator file so I can follow the tutorial's directions. Does Adobe not care that following their own tutorial is not possible due to this bug? Why would I bother to continue to pay to use either Illustrator or After Effects if they don't work as advertised?

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