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Animating PDF Documents
Hi everyone.
We make some 12 sec TV spots from customers that send us their print adverts as PDF docs. I pull them apart and animate them in AE. My question is, what is the easiest software to seperate the elements in the PDFs? I use Illustrator at the moment, but sometimes it is very complicated with hundreds of layers to sort through, as theres usually lots of information in the ads that I dont need. Can anyone suggest an easier way?Thanks in advance
Simon -
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I had to do a similar type of thing and yes, im sorry to say that the best way i found is to use illustrator, repair was needed but thats the only one i could use,
Someone else maybe a little more helpful, i guess im jus here to say… I have felt your pain!
Craig
Co-Director Podchains Ltd
Video Producer / Motion graphics designer https://bexmedia.net -
Sad to say, Illustrator is probably your best (and only) bet. Adobe Acrobat might possibly allow you to pull out the extraneous elements, but Illustrator give you greater control over groups and layers. Yes, sometimes it can be labor-intensive and frustrating. You might consider asking your clients to provide you with AI files instead of PDFs – whoever creates their print media should be able to accomodate.
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