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karlab85774177
karlab85774177
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September 1, 2021
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Copy and paste paths from Illustrator to After Effects is not working anymore for me, any suggestion

  • September 1, 2021
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I have copied and pasted paths from illustrator into mask paths and shape layer for years. And now it suddently doesn't seem to work anymore in the new version. I saw somewhere online to turn on the AICB (preserve paths) option on under Clipboard handling menu in Illustrator Preferences, but it doesn't appear to fix the problem. Any suggestions... anyone... anyone?

 

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314559
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September 28, 2022

For complex paths such as a text converted to outlines, you'll need to prepare multiple blank path layers for the pasted paths to land on. Otherwise, AE will decide to create multiple mask paths and do it that way. It's crazy annoying but there is a solution. Explained in detail here: 

https://www.provideocoalition.com/pasting-paths-from-illustrator-to-after-effects/

    karlab85774177
    karlab85774177Author
    Known Participant
    September 28, 2022

    Thanks so much for this info. I'm okay with the multiple paths. That wasn't so much my concern. But always appreciate the comment!

    R
    Community Expert
    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 1, 2021

    There was a copy and paste bug in previous versions. Have you updated your program?

      karlab85774177
      karlab85774177Author
      Known Participant
      September 28, 2022

      Thank you Rick! For some reason I am now just seeing this reply. It definitely appears that the update worked this out. Appreciate the comment!

       

      nishu_kush
      Community Manager
      nishu_kushCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 1, 2021

      Hi Karlab85774177,

       

      Thanks for writing in.

      What's the exact version of After Effects you're using? Also, are you able to paste data from any other app? Copy and paste was not working in the previous version of After Effects (18.4.0) but it has been fixed in 18.4.1. Please ensure that you're using the latest release.

      Let us know if it helps.

       

      Thanks,

      Nishu

        karlab85774177
        karlab85774177Author
        Known Participant
        September 1, 2021
        Thank you so much. I was using 18.4.0. And updating seemed to help the
        copy/paste. But now when I try to generate strokes with all strokes it
        seems to only apply to 2 or 3 at a time. Any suggestions for this?
        R
        Community Expert
        Rick GerardCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 1, 2021

        I almost never use masks with a stroke added. I copy and paste AI paths to Shape layers so I can use shape layer animators. 

         

        If you really need strokes then make sure that your GPU is up to the task or disable it in the Project settings.

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