Can someone explain the core concepts that relate to managing artwork between Adobe applications?

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Hi Everyone!

I would be so grateful if someone out there with a very strong foundational understanding of graphics file formats and the Adobe ecosystem, can answer this question.

When you are working with raster and vector artwork, and moving files between programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects, what are the scenarios that actually dictate the format that you export artwork in?

For example, let's say I design some text inside Photoshop that I want to use as a title for a video in Premiere. Would it be best to export this artwork as a .png graphic and import that into Premiere, or import the actual .psd document straight into Premiere? Which format does a better job of preserving the original quality of the artwork? Or are they equivalent because both formats are presumably "lossless"?

Now let's say I have some artwork that I created in Adobe Illustrator, that I want to import into Premiere. Would I export that artwork from Illustrator as a .png graphic, or import the actual .ai document straight into Premiere? What are the core concepts or logic that govern these types of artwork management practices?

Lastly, let's say I'm creating artwork that I want to import into After Effects. What would be the scenarios where I would want to import the artwork as a .png versus .psd, or .ai versus .eps, and so forth?

I would be beyond thankful if someone could explain these core concepts in a definitive, end-all-be-all type of manner. I want a true understanding of these formats so that whenever I create digital graphics for different purposes, I know that I am using the CLEANEST and MOST PROFESSIONAL workflow possible.

THANK YOU!!!

PECourtejoie · Accepted Answer

Hello.Basically, if you have a picture-based drawing with complex details (*), where you want to use the different layers to create an animation with Background and foreground, with the subject  passes between them, you would use a pixel based document. Either one PSD with everything, or different PNGs for the foreground and background.(that is, unless you are a master of Illustrator, like Yukio Myiamoto, this does not apply to you https://www.core77.com/posts/6679/3D-style-renderings-using-nothing-but-Illustrator ) For text in Pr, I'd first look at the the new functionalities, and work with a native format, especially if you have many titles that need to match and be reused: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/how-to/essential-graphics-panel.html If you have elements with basic attributes (simple fills, gradients) that will need to be scaled in After Effects, and for wich the edge sharpness is important, go vector (.AI) and use the continually rasterize checkbox in AE. https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/collapse-transformations-continuously-rasterize-after-effects

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