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SlightOT: Vector Shapes from PS to AE
Since I have no skills in Illustrator, I’m testing various shapes layers in Photoshop and importing to After Effects. I’ve notice two things that I don’t entirely get. Just to preface these are actual shapes, no masks (which I know is a copy and paste operation)
Anyway, first, it seems to import as layers in AE the PS layers must be rasterized ? Leaving them as vector shapes and importing leaves me with nothing but the color (if there is one) of the shape layer. BTW, yes I know I can create shape layers direct.
So once I found I needed to rasterize (and this was basically on my own doing), once inside AE I wanted to turn the constant rasterize box in the layers (panel ? :)) Seems though that is disable for these imported layers. I guess that is because they are no longer vectors.
So now that I’ve probably confused everyone, is there a way to get a vector shape into AE from Photoshop ? And if so what would be the steps. I mean I know I can do them from Illustrator, so are the vectors’ different in PS from Illustrator ?
TIA
Stuart -
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Cool Dave, Thank you for that heads up. I might have bypassed it based on the name.
Stuart
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I did watch the video and actually remembered I’ve watched it before however, my original post was probably confusing. I do not have a problem with Vector Masks, the problem is with Vector shapes, out of Photoshop into AE. They show up fine as a comp, but the layers contain no vector shape ? Hopefully I’m explaining myself better.
TIA
Stuart -
Yep, it seemed that was the case but wanted to check.
Stuart
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