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Pascal5D73
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October 11, 2021
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Reduced width when importing .ai file to After Effects

  • October 11, 2021
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I created an illustration with the dimensions 15360x8460 (=4*4K).
To do animations, I save it as an .ai file and import it into After Effects.
For some reason, the dimensions of the .ai file in After Effects turn to 14400x8640, aka the width is reduced.
This doesn't happen when I export the illustration as .eps instead of .ai, why is that?
However, I'd like to use the .ai file in After Effects. 
What do I have to do so that the dimensions are correct?

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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October 12, 2021

Check the pixel aspect ratio in Illustrator (in the Artboard Options) and in your After Effects composition.

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    Pascal5D73Author
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    October 14, 2021

    In AE it's set to Square Pixels.
    Do I have to set it to Square Pixels in Illustrator too?
    How do I do that?
    In the Artboard Options there's only "Video Ruler Pixel Aspect Ratio", 
    and I have to insert a number there.

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    October 14, 2021

    Try 1 for Video Ruler Pixel Aspect Ratio. I am not sure if After Effects reads this, but it could explain the distortion if it is set to something else than 1.

      Mike_Gondek10189183
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      Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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      October 11, 2021

      Does the artwork look  stretched in one direction? Do you have any stray elements soutisde that artboard.

       

      Try copying your art and pasting into a new document set and set the document Raster Effects at 72 ppi.

      https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/illustrator-file-dimensions-change-when-importing-to-after-effects/td-p/10675637

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        Pascal5D73Author
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        October 12, 2021

        Thanks for the reply!
        It doesn't look stretched, it just doesn't fit the entire width of my AE composition. 

        Here in AE it says 14400x8640:


        while in Illustrator it is 15360x8460 (see ruler) as it should be:


        The weird thing is that when I save the Illustrator Project as an .eps file, the dimensions are correct when I import it to After Effects. The width cut from 15360px to 14400px only happens to the .ai file.

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        Pascal5D73Author
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        October 12, 2021

        btw, Raster Effects were already set to 72ppi

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