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Path Import
Hi there.
I have 2 questions for both Illustrator and After Effects…I came across a video where someone used a used a path (made in Illustrator) to make a 3D Stroke run around the outline of his text.
My first question is…
How do you make a path (in Illustrator CS3) like the one in this picture?
And also…
How do i import the path into After Effects after iv made it? -
2 Replies
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1) With the Pen Tool?
2) Copy, Paste… but this from the Help files:
“To make the data copied from Illustrator compatible with After Effects, the AICB option must be selected in the Files & Clipboard section of the Adobe Illustrator Preferences dialog box.”
Or just import the Text/Graphic from AI, with it alpha, then in AE when its been dropped into a layer:
Layer>Auto Trace (set Tolerance and Threshold to 1)
or if it is just Text, Import it then:
Layer>Create Outlines
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Command + Shift + O while your text is selected will trace it.
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