[Steve Stoddart]

Hi there John,

I have been having a similar issue with all layers from an Illustrator file aligning themselves on a central anchor point in an AE comp… with the ‘After Effect’ being a messed up comp 🙁

I still have some hair left following unsuccessful attempts to fix the issue so I am hoping your observation about setting a crop area in the Illustrator sorts the problem and saves the rest of my hair 🙂

Cheers

Steve

[Steve Stoddart]

Greetings 🙂

I seem to have worked out the answers to my earlier questions..

The issue I have now is the pattern of footprints are building from the centre of the composition. I need to have the pattern build from the lower left but am getting nowhere 🙁

I assume it has something to do anchor points but setting the composition anchor point does nothing to correct the issue…

Suggestions would be appreciated…

Cheers

Steve

[Steve Stoddart]

Greetings 🙂

Nigh on 5 years after your original post, I hope you are still checking things out here 🙂

I am having trouble following your instructions after the point where you import the AI layers as a comp into AE… After the import, all layers are in the Project frame.. No problem there.. Your description then says:

“Select (the first layer) first and then shift click all the other frames. Advance one frame and then trim all the layers..” My questions are:

1) Where are the layers being selected? In the project panel?
2) I presume by frames you mean layers?
3) What do you mean “advance one frame”? In the timeline?
4) How do you “trim all the layers” when no option to do so seems visible?
5) The remaining instructions (keyframe assistant >sequence layers, no overlap) are a closed book because I can’t follow the preceding steps…

You may have gathered I am not all that familiar with AE 🙂

Cheers 🙂

Steve