On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:55 AM, Kristaps Grīva <kristaps.griva@lnt.lv> wrote:

Hi everyone!

 

I have to animate an artwork imported from illustrator. It consists of many paths. The plan is a simple write-on (using „trim paths” feature of shape layers) + a bit of wiggle paths and puppet tool distortions for secondary motion…

Thought the new „create shapes from vector layer” feature would come in useful to avoid tedious multiple path copypasting from illustrator.

But! It only allows to convert illustrator paths that HAVE a stroke applied. And if they do, converter expands the strokes to shapes, which is useless for „trim paths” method, in my case.

 

Isn’t there still a newer/quicker method to get multiple paths from Illustrator to AE shapes apart from countless path duplications/copypastes? :)

 

Huge thanks if any idea comes up :)

 

Kristaps Griva

broadcast graphics design

LNT / TV5 / K2

www.lnt.lv