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Importing an Adobe Illustrator, PDF, or EPS file


    You can import Adobe Illustrator, many PDF, and EPS files directly into After Effects. When you import an Adobe Illustrator file, After Effects converts all text information to paths, eliminating the need to create outlines in Adobe Illustrator before importing. If you import a file without creating outlines, make sure that all fonts used in the file are available to After Effects when you import.

    When you import an Adobe Illustrator file, After Effects automatically makes all empty areas transparent by converting them into an alpha channel.

    TipAfter Effects can import Adobe Illustrator CMYK files. However, to maintain accurate color, convert your CMYK images to RGB images in Adobe Illustrator. When you import Adobe Illustrator CMYK images, After Effects remaps the CMYK colors to RGB and this may cause a subtle shift in colors.

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