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Inspiring
May 19, 2023
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Importing Illustrator file bringing in wrong file

  • May 19, 2023
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Not sure is happening but Ctrl+I file Import is not inporting the correct file

 

file selected

...VECTOR\Storyboard_02_20230518b\Storyboard_02_20230518b-04.ai

 

file imported

...VECTOR\Storyboard_02_20230518b\Storyboard_02_20230518b-01.ai

 

Any tips?thoughts. I actually can't import a specific illustrator layer now

OK I WILL ADD A TOPIC TAG BUT I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT!!!

 

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Correct answer Brian C Carter

Hi Tristan Can you check to see if the Illustrator Sequence button is checked in the Import dialog? 

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Community Manager
May 19, 2023

Glad to hear that it was just importing as a sequence.

Inspiring
May 19, 2023

Thank you!

Inspiring
May 19, 2023

DOH!

Schoolboy error.

Maybe this is on by default now and it wasn't before, hence me making this mistake.

I guess you have a default for any image import? Not sure how often anyone would want an illustrator sequence. Maybe in stop motion

Brian C CarterCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
May 19, 2023

Hi Tristan Can you check to see if the Illustrator Sequence button is checked in the Import dialog? 

Inspiring
May 19, 2023

Have had to reimport by dragging

but now it, and it's layers folder are called ...VECTOR\Storyboard_02_20230518b\Storyboard_02_20230518b-08.ai

because AE HAS to increment names. That makes it very very very hard to manage

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