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winster
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June 1, 2020
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How to import Illustrator into After Effects to animate?

  • June 1, 2020
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Hey there Adobe Community,

 

Basically, what I want to do is animate a vector based image in after effects to animate it there. I know that I have to put the layers/paths in individual seperate layers in Illustrator first in order to animate it individually in after effects. Even when I did that, it didn't work. When I imported it in after effects, I chose the option to import it as composition (that's what I heard what you should do) but nothing showed up in after effects. Then I tried importing it as footage...still didn't work.

The first thing I tried was downloading something from iconfinder (website to download vector based icons) and following the procedure described above, but it didn't work either. So, I thought..ok, then I'll do it myself, but it still didn't work...

 

What am I doing wrong? 

 

Looking forward to your help and guidance.

Thank you.

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

If you double clickin AE the .ai file to create a composition you will get these 2 compositions.

If you choose Import as Composition you will get only one.

 

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 1, 2020

If you double clickin AE the .ai file to create a composition you will get these 2 compositions.

If you choose Import as Composition you will get only one.

 

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    winsterAuthor
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    June 1, 2020

    I still see absolutely nothing though...

    Eric Dumas
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    Eric DumasCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 1, 2020

    Can you confirm the exact version of the software and operating system you are using?

    Also, can you include a screenshot of your layers panel?

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      winsterAuthor
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      June 1, 2020

      I'm using CC 2019 for Illustrator and CC 2020 for After Effects. 

       

       

      This is one I drew myself in Illustrator then I would save it as a Illustrator file and go into After Effects and import it as a composition, but no layers are displayed...

       

       

      On top of that, it doesn't show in after effects AT ALL. 

       

       

      I hope that you are able to see the pictures I attached in here. 

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 1, 2020

      There are 2 compositions.

      What do you see when you open Acohol instead of Alcohol 2 composition?

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