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hox99
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June 9, 2020
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Resizing vector graphics in After Effects.

  • June 9, 2020
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Hi all,
Does anyone know if it's possible to scale up or scale down an animation made with vector shapes in After Effects without losing quality.

Thank you!

    Correct answer angie_taylor

    In order to scale up Vector Graphics and keep the image sharp and not pixellated you need to;

     

    a) Import an Illustrator File

    b) Click on the "Continuous Rasterization" switch for the layers you are scaling, in the Timeline.

     

    Without this done, After Effects will reasterize the image once and will then treat it as a bitmap image.

     

    I hope this helps 🙂

     

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    angie_taylor
    angie_taylorCorrect answer
    Braniac
    June 10, 2020

    In order to scale up Vector Graphics and keep the image sharp and not pixellated you need to;

     

    a) Import an Illustrator File

    b) Click on the "Continuous Rasterization" switch for the layers you are scaling, in the Timeline.

     

    Without this done, After Effects will reasterize the image once and will then treat it as a bitmap image.

     

    I hope this helps 🙂

     

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      hox99Author
      New Participant
      June 10, 2020

      Thanks a lot Angie, this is really helpful!

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      Rick Gerard
      Braniac
      June 10, 2020

      You really need to spend some time with the basics. Check the User Guide. Use the Search Help field in the top right corner of AE to look up Collapse Transformations and Import Illustrator.

       

      This is very basic stuff.

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        default25755710l3lg9w
        New Participant
        June 1, 2023

        shut the duck up, richard

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          RobShultz
          Participating Frequently
          June 9, 2020

          It should work fine if the vector graphic was saved in the correct format like .ai

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            hox99Author
            New Participant
            June 9, 2020

            Thank you!


            And what if the vector shapes were created and animated in After Effects? Will the quality be lost if I scale that animation up?

            angie_taylor
            angie_taylor
            Braniac
            June 10, 2020

            If you create vectors in After Effects, using Shape Layers or Text layers, they should scale up without any issues. The only exception would be if you have done something that will rasterize them, such as precomposing.

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