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Freekyanth
Freekyanth
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February 10, 2020
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The vector file looks pixelated

  • February 10, 2020
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When I export the vector file from Illustrator to AE, it looks pixellated. When I turn on the Rasterize option, it clears up but I cannot animate that. How to fix this?

 

I am sharing the video link of the problem I am facing. Please check it out. The character in the video is a bit pixelated.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qEC3MByqWyCu--CXDWuUCI2XHc48Yike/view?usp=sharing 

 

Thanks in advance.

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Correct answer Rick Gerard

Your biggest problem is that you cannot move or scale a layer that has Puppet Pin applied. You have to set up and complete all of the Puppet Pin animations on a layer that has no other animation. The mesh is created with the first frame based on the Alpha Chanel.  When the animation is all done, pre-compose the puppet layer, collapse transformations, then move and scale to your heart's content. I do this kind of stuff all the time. It's a bit awkward to time the animation, but it's the only way to animate a layer that has been animated with Puppet Pin.

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Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 10, 2020

Your biggest problem is that you cannot move or scale a layer that has Puppet Pin applied. You have to set up and complete all of the Puppet Pin animations on a layer that has no other animation. The mesh is created with the first frame based on the Alpha Chanel.  When the animation is all done, pre-compose the puppet layer, collapse transformations, then move and scale to your heart's content. I do this kind of stuff all the time. It's a bit awkward to time the animation, but it's the only way to animate a layer that has been animated with Puppet Pin.

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    davedelizza
    Known Participant
    March 17, 2021

    Just came across this today. I have a question about this. I did an animation on a waving arm. The arm was a separate ai. it waved fine. I put a loopout expression on it. Any time i tried to collapse or precomp everything stopped working. It was also buried inside of other precomps as well. What is the order of operations here?

    Martin_Ritter
    Martin_Ritter
    Legend
    February 10, 2020

    When working with vectors and scaling them above 100%, collapse transformation (raterize option) is required in order to keep the image quality up and edges sharp.

     

    Unfortunately, some effects can't cope this and things are getting broken. Puppet tool is one of those effects.

     

    There are some solutions:

    1. avoid puppet tool

    2. create the artwork much larger, so the standard scale in AE is like 25% and there is room for close ups

     

    At your current point, you'll have to re-do the puppet animation with a much larger artwork, or leave it as it is. There is no fix.

     

    *Martin

      Anna Lander
      Anna Lander
      Inspiring
      February 10, 2020

      Collapse Transformation is a right way to keep the vector image smooth. But it itakes some more system resources and slows down the preview. You will see the animation faster if set "Half" or "Third" resolution. But this will decrease a preview quality. Try to render this short clip (from 15" to 20") with Collapse Transformation turned On to make sure that vector looks good.

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