How to Prepare and Import an Illustrator File into After Effects

In this quick tip will take a look at importing Illustrator files into After Effects and get them ready for animation.

▶ After Effects, Release items to separate layers
The Release To Layers command redistributes all of the items in a layer into individual layers and can build new objects in each layer based on the object’s stacking order. You can use this feature to prepare files for web animation work.

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[caalamiali]

Hi sir when I try to create like this it says could not create outline. Empty or undupported contains so what can I do some layer shapes is converted and some rejected

[noporschenolife]

Man, thank you very much from the heart! I suffered 2 fucking hours until I found your video. In the remaining videos, not a word was said about creating separate layers for AE. God grant you health!

[chinwendamati]

I've been frustrated, looking for a solution. This has helped a lot. Thank you

[Gabooo]

YES THANK YOU, all this time I stupidly exported the AI layers in a higher resolution to work with them as PNGs or standard PSD layers, because I thought AE couldn't read vectors or something. Now I can finally work freely with scale without getting my layers pixelated

[happycutebox]

Thank you! I haven't used After Effects for a while so needed to figure out the basics again. Very clear and concise tutorial.

[dorijoe]

very very helpful and easy to follow. Thank you very much.

[momoooring]

5 years ago yet this helped me still! Thank you for making this video <3

[DavidLindgren]

Great tutorial! You walked through it step-by-step in a very easy way. I've seen similar tutorials like this but not as good and easy explained as this one, thank you! :)

[raedjibrail]

So convoluted. And you said Abode Suite apps work seamlessly together. Thanks for the explanation though, clear to understand and implement.

[markpiper]

You answered my anchor point issue, converting AI to shapes was the key! Thanks!

[elkanakilumbe]

Thanks I was struggling to get into.. Thanks now I can work smoothly from Ai to Ae..

[agabi]

Thanks for the detailed and simple explanation. Helped a lot!

[subitchashrimohanakrishnan]

I was really gonna give up on it. But then magic happened. After seeing your tutorial, I finally imported to Ae from Ai . Thanks a lot.

[alexanderkim]

Thank you for this video, I appreciate a calm well thought-out tutorial video.

[shalomkichli]

the best tutorial I watched regarding its theme, thank you!

[jenjerx]

he's a tip..instead of deselecting the files...just cut all new ones (while selected), you'll be left with unwanted files ..select, then delete all! after that, you can paste all the new shape layers!

[sanaljoseph]

Your Tutorial is super. Understanding each steps. Very Clear. Thank You

[mariaoleksienko]

For the easier selection of the AI type of layer, it is better to click on the AI color (for me it was blue square) of the layer and simply choose Select Lable Grope in the opening window, then click the "delete" button on a keyboard. This way is appropriate if we need to delete all of the AI layers and leave just shapes layers

[anrock]

Thank you very much. You are the only one who gave the right solution

[mrkangx]

OMG! Thank you! I was struggling with my files.