How to help please: Importing SVG into AF to "Create Shapes from Vector Layer"

[defaultmdu12f5w750t]

Hi, I have a object that i have saved as an SVG file and imported into After Effects but it alwasy comes with a white box. So in illustrated (i am an illustrator novice and no nothing about it) i flatterened the transparency and a white box appeared that i couldn't remove (cuase i can't use illustractor), but some how between photoshop and illustractor i managed to get the white box off and the image in without a white box, but now it has greated 1000 of paths so when i try to "Create Shapes from Vector Layer" its far to complex. I also have been unable to repeat the process.  Also the object/image was altered by all of this! 

So my question is - how do i create a SVG file for a pre-exisitng object to import it into AF so i can "Create Shapes from Vector Layer" - are there any other file formates that will work for this? Is there anything i can save from photoshop? Any tipes/suggestions? 

Thank you so much 

[Mylenium]

AE doesn't import SVGs. You have to save the file as a native AI file and use that. Flattening is pointless, anyway, since it generates pixel data. I would strongly suggest you actually read the AI online help and watch a few tutorials.  Your workflow is terrible.

Mylenium

[defaultmdu12f5w750t]

yup ment eps files now trying to work out how to delete this post and start again - thank you and sorry