Apple Motion and vector images

[Stephen Smith]

You can import AI files into Motion and if set right you can maintain its vector quality.

Your Illustrator file needs to be RGB and not CMYK. Be sure to save the AI file with PDF compatibility. After you bring it into Motion, just select it, press Shift+F (takes to you the Media tab), then uncheck the Fixed Resolution checkbox. This will allow the vector image to be rasterized at whatever size it is on-screen. Hope this helps.

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[Alex Ordiner]

thank you very much Stephen!

I knew the “fixed resolution” checkbox, but not the AI – CMYK incompatibility..
So, I just have to find an automatic way to convert them.

thanks to you and to all of you!
Alex

[Stephen Smith]

Happy to help. Do you have access to Adobe Illustrator?

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[Alex Ordiner]

yes I do. In bundle with AE

But I not found any kind of batch operation

[Stephen Smith]

So you have a bunch of AI files you want to convert over to RGB?

Utah Video Productions

Check out the Graphics Demo Reel I did.

Check out my Motion Tutorials

[Alex Ordiner]

yes, a no pdf-compatible vector icon format.

I also have a lot of .svg

but tomorrow i wil try to record an action with automator (mouse action record)…

I hope it works

Thanks again

[Stephen Smith]

Sounds like a great idea. Let us know if it works.

Utah Video Productions

Check out the Graphics Demo Reel I did.

Check out my Motion Tutorials

[Mpigott]

I came out of my Windows illustrator as a PDF compatible .ai file.
Apple Motion will not read the CS4 noway-no how.
Is it another…”gee, you better buy the Mac version of the Adobe Suite” ????

[Stephen Smith]

Can you upload an AI file so I can take a look at it? Use the File Upload button which is the last icon that is a floppy disk symbol.

Utah Video Productions

Check out the Graphics Demo Reel I did.

Check out my Motion Tutorials

[Mpigott]

Let me ftp it- the uploads don’t work here.
Just email me and I will set up an ftp here at work