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Illustrator Files importing at 10% size in AE
There’s only 1 discussion I can find about this over on the Adobe boards, and didn’t solve the issue, crickets everywhere else. I’m hoping someone has a solution.
I have a 10620×72 Illustrator design file. It’s coming in at 10% size (so 1062×8) when I import (as footage, as comp, as comp retain layer size). I copied and pasted the layers to a new illustrator doc and it comes in just fine, but I have a BUNCH of these I’ve already divided up for animation, and Illustrator hates copy/pasting things and maintaining my layers (even with “Paste Remembers Layers” selected), so I’d love to solve the issue instead of having to redo all my work from yesterday slicing up these files.
Thanks!!
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Stupid workaround:
So after wasting 2-3 hours trying to figure out the “proper” way to do this, I just said “why not” and put my layers all inside the background layer (which is the full size of the board) and added a zero to the end of my art board size and my layer size. Everyone scaled up together, and when I bring my board into AE and it makes it 1/10 the size, it’s now the correct size.
My AI file is now 106200px wide which seems excessive (and I thought was bigger than AI is cool with, but whatever, it worked). What a stupid issue and a stupid solution.
If you know the proper way to fix this or a more elegant way even, please share!
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Hi Claire,
Here are a few things you can try to fix the issue:
Check the resolution settings when importing the file and make sure the “Import As” option is set to Composition (Retain Layer Sizes).
Then, in the Composition Settings, dialogue box, make sure the resolution matches the resolution of your Illustrator file.
Check the document settings to ensure that the artboard size and resolution are set correctly. Go to File, Document Setup, and make sure the “Units” are set to “Pixels” and the resolution is set to 72ppi (or whatever resolution you need for your project).
Try saving the Illustrator file in a different format: If you’re still having trouble, save it as a PDF or EPS file, Sometimes different file formats behave differently in After Effects.
You can also import the layers from your original Illustrator file into After Effects separately, rather than as a whole composition. This would allow you to maintain the layer structure and avoid having to copy and paste between files.
Hopefully, one of these solutions will work
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