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importing a .ai for use as a mask
Hi,
I’ve been sent some .ai files. These should be paths yeah? I don’t have illustrator so I can’t open them in that. Is there a way I can import this file to use as a mask, so that in turn I can stroke them? I only have AE5.5 and Cinema8.5.Cheers
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Do you have Photoshop?Open the ai file in your PS as path,then you can copy the path and paste it into your AE:)
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My name is always misread as COW……..:)
so I got this ID:
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thanks for the quick reply.
I’ve only got PS 6.0 on this machine. Can’t see how I open as a path…can you direct me?
Thanks
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Sorry ,I made a mistake,only when copying and pasting a path from illustrator to PS the window can be available.So the only way I can find is :to open the AI file with PS,select the shape whose edge you wanted to use as the path.Connvert the selection field into a path.Then copy and paste the path into AE.
Sorry because I use a Chinese PS ,I can not tell you the exact menu in English.Wish to be helpful.
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My name is always misread as COW……..:)
so I got this ID:
friendcao2004@hotmail.com -
thanks for your help.
The path is much too complex to use the selection tool.
Time to get another license of Illustrator I thinks.Thanks for your help
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