Reply to this Discussion! Light fall off and shadow diffusion are also important settings. You'll get a better result with a lot less work and render time. NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 lualatex convert --- to custom command automatically? *Update: Since taking the screenshots I installed bridge and used it to synchronise color settings across Creative Cloud, but Im still seeing the shift in RGB values in AE. 10 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM, I just wanted to add a postscript here if anybody googles this problem and winds up here. Adobe ACE/ACI (version 7) & Imagineer Systems Inc Approved Mocha Trainer. The first is the ability to animate the vector path vertices, the second is the ability to add shape layer animators like trim paths and repeaters. What am I doing wrong? 2 Shape in AE created by create shapes from vector layer, note RGB fill AE generated, 3 Shape in AI, note fill I selected is different to AE. Go to the Add menu under the Switches column, and choose Group (empty). Arrange everything you want in the scene in 3D space. I dont get it though. *Update: I have since tried checking Preserve RGB in the interpret footage dialogue, which results in a complete crash when I then try and convert to shapes. Back to: Add animation properties to shape layers Sign in to your account Sign in Manage account Quick links Select the name of the shape to duplicate in the Contents section of the shape layer in the timeline and press Command+D (MacOS) or Control+D (Windows) to duplicate the shape. Is this the culprit? I have another ai image that works just fine in Ray-traced. Interpret footage settings match too. Convert an Illustrator layer into a shape layer, Back to:Add animation properties to shape layers. I have also tried saving them with and without compression. I literally am following a video of myself doing this 3 months ago. I think that was it. (See Creating shapes and masks .) Check your project settings in AE (little rocket icon) and see what color space is used under Color, for me it was none. Dedicated community for Japanese speakers. For more information, see these sections of After Effects Help: "Create a shape or mask by dragging with shape tools" "About shapes and shape layers" Use the DropBox link below for the project files and associated presets and scripts.https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8d090l7p8hxzqks/AADwu-Ovaa2vouLoaFaLjjy9a?dl=0Check back every week for a new episode. Selecting a region changes the language and/or content on Adobe.com. There's no need to link to a hosting site. In addition to those basics, black solids cannot receive shadows because 0 + 0 is still zero. What should I do? Then save it as an ai file (depending on what versions you're using, you may need to save as an older version of illustrator file to get the best results) and when you import it into ae make sure to import it as composition (retain layer sizes). Be sure to save your project before switching color spaces, cause I just had a hard crash after I switched the color space and then tried to convert an AI file to shapes. Then select the paths and copy them. 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I found where that option is located easy enough, but all the options are grayed out. As mentioned above, the issue is the way they're built in Ai, which is giving you unpredictable results when converting to shape layers (which I'm not entirely convinced you need to do.). Make sure you can see vectors in Illustrator. First, go to Layer>New>Shape Layer. More details and a list of magic numbers here. This sample file is an Adobe Stock asset you can use to practice what you learn in this tutorial. I place this into AE and when I select 'Create Shapes from Vector layer' most of the logo stays white/is not even selected. Copyright 2022 Adobe. 2 - Shape in AE created by 'create shapes from vector layer', note RGB fill AE generated 3 - Shape in AI, note fill I selected is different to AE 4 - AI Color Settings *Update: Since taking the screenshots I installed bridge and used it to synchronise color settings across Creative Cloud, but I'm still seeing the shift in RGB values in AE. Seems to have started after the latest AE update. How can we cool a computer connected on top of or within a human brain? Letter of recommendation contains wrong name of journal, how will this hurt my application? Some EPS files are just embedded JPEGs, so there aren't any vectors anyway. Ambient light helps you light your scene. by default its set to one isnt it? No BS Just AE! Then use this script to convert the masks to shapes: https://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_MasksToShapes. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Second, determine if converting to shape layers is necessary. As amazing as After Effects is, sometimes it just doesn't get this conversion exactly right, so it may take some finessing to get the results you want. To modify the shape drawn with the Star tool, Adjust shape layers with shape transform controls, Add duplicate shapes to the same shape layer. Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow! I did just that and was able to make the logo 3D very easily afterwards! After Effects Community Recap 2022: Year-in-review, Mask the precomp where the split should occur, Adjust the vertical position on the precomp. Otherwise, I'd suggest using the autotrace feature in illustrator on the eps file and see if you can't tweak the settings to get it as close as possible to the original. If not, just import them as separate layers from the Ai file. Check out the ReadMe file in the folder for the terms that apply to your use of this sample file. A vector layer converted to a shape will lose custom gradient fills, styles, effects, some, clipping paths, compound paths, gradient masks, blends and a bunch of other things you can use in Illustrator to class up your illustration. Maybe there are mismatched color settings. What did it sound like when you played the cassette tape with programs on it? To invoke a command as you would with a menu you use, Where 1234 is the number of the command you want. Your thoughts on how you think they did this? All rights reserved. (Example given was a preference similar to Photoshop's ability to not append "Copy" to duplicated layers.) After Effects Create Shapes From Vector Layer Invisible. Then reveal the modified properties of all layers by pressing the U key twice and making sure that all layers have the right properties selected. If you need any of the Disabled features there are workarounds that employ nested comps (pre-comps) and different Rendering modes. FINALLY made my new reel. Looked around and cannot find anything similar. I picked some random sound effects and animated them in AE. Shape paths have two varieties: parametric shape paths and Bezier shape paths. From what I've seen online, it looks like you are able to convert vector graphics from Illustrator into shapes. also the text that i created gives me this error when i try to vector shape it in AE. Use keyboard commands while pressing the mouse button to adjust the appearance of the shape being drawn. I am having trouble finding any info on how this can be accomplished in ExtendScript. Going for realism here. Press up and down arrows to add or subtract points from the shape. After Effects Community Recap 2022: Year-in-review. Buggy! I was able to convert text to a shape without a problem, but the vector graphic is messing me up. I was trying to convert the vector by selecting the composition, whereas I should have been selecting the shape while INSIDE the composition. As you drag the mouse, press Command (Mac OS) or Control (Windows) to change the angle of the lines between the points. I bet this is some easy fix, but I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. It just happened again, so I copied everything and pasted it into a new generic AI document and the problem was solved. All done in after effects! Anyway, here is what did the trick for me: Check your AI color settings (under Edit) and look for your RGB color space, in my case its sRGB IEC61966-2.1. I am attempting to create a script for Adobe After Effects. Its worth to check if you have an artboard set up in AI. You start with expanding appearance in AI so you end up with simple paths. Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Parametric shape paths are defined numerically, by properties that you can modify and animate after drawing, in the Timeline panel. A client has given me an EPS file to see if I could animate it into a kinetic typography type video. Not the answer you're looking for? When I turn it back to classic 3D, the image appears! 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