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Importing and using Vectors in After Effects without them rasterising?
Hi guys, I as hoping that somebody on here would be able to help me out.
I’m working on a fairly simple vector-based character rig for an animation I’m doing in After Effects. I drew it all in Flash and Illustrator (Drew it in Flash, saved the selection as an FXG and then saved it again as an .ai), and it’s saved as a .ai file. But whenever I import it, all the different components of the vector become rasterised and pixelate prety badly when I do anything to it (The components look alright at 100% zoom or scale, but anything more and it pixelates somethin’ nasty!)
And this is a big problem for me, since the only reason I drew the characer in Illustator was so that when I put it in AE, I could resize it and stretch it and suchlike, and it stays as a vector and doesn’t get too pixelated.
So is there any way I can make the .ai image so that it stays as a vector when I import it into AE, or at least so that it can be distorted alot without pixelating too badly?
Any help would be appreciated as soon as possible!
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See this:
FAQ: Why are my vector graphics (e.g., from Illustrator) jagged or soft?———————————————————————————————————
Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
After Effects quality engineering
After Effects team blog
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Thank you so much! Bit by bit, I’m really starting to figure this software out! Once I have a proper character design all ready to go, building a puppet rig of it and animating it should be a cinch.
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There is a small icon in After effects in the shape of a star that helps you fix the problem you have encountered. Refer to the tutorial https://bluefx.net/after-effects-templates/importing-your-logo-rasterizing/ so that you can fix the problem easily by follwing the simple tutorial.
Thanks
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