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Subject: Re: [AE] AI > PSD > AE workflow recommendations?
From: Roei Tzoref <yooofi@gmail.com>
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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hey scott.

I would like to help you solve your workflow problem.

I work on a news channel where we have to deliver very fast and rely on
fast psd/ai->ae workflow
making the shift from psd vectors to ae is kind of my expertise.
I also teach students where troubleshooting psd/ai->ae is my main teaching
focus.
but enough about me, please contact if you still need some help and me I am
pretty sure I can help you sort some of this mess out.



On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:31 AM, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm frustrated with the amount of redundant file prep i'm having to do on
> a current job and I'm wondering if there's a faster way. I'm tasked with
> animating some little vignettes for a travel show.
> A friend is illustrating the shot in photoshop and then i have to animate
> from the PSD. Ideally I would just import the PSD into AE and go, but I
> can't. A lot of the assets are vector objects so I end up opening EVERY
> SINGLE smart vector object in AI and then I have to save all these layers
> out as AI files. I thought maybe I could import the PSD into AE and convert
> it to shape layers or an AI file there, but no dice. I should also mention
> that I have to scale up all these vector assets 200% because sometimes I
> need layers larger than they appear in the PSD, and if I use continually
> rasterize it often screws up any effects or puppeting I have on my layer.
> This takes an enormous amount of time and my client doesn't understand why
> I can't turn these things out in a day or two, and I have to make these
> dubious-sounding excuses of how I have to 'prepare' all these assets for
> animation. Is there a faster way? And am I the only one who scales up all
> their AI assets before bringing into AE?
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">hey scott.<div><br></div><div>I would like to help you sol=
ve your workflow problem.</div><div><br></div><div>I work on a news channel=
 where we have to deliver very fast and rely on fast psd/ai-&gt;ae workflow=
</div>
<div>making the shift from psd vectors to ae is kind of my expertise.</div>=
<div>I also teach students where troubleshooting psd/ai-&gt;ae is my main t=
eaching focus.</div><div>but enough about me, please contact if you still n=
eed some help and me I am pretty sure I can help you sort some of this mess=
 out.</div>
<div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:31 AM, scott.aelist <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:scott.aelist@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">scott.aelist@gm=
ail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I&#39;m frustrated wit=
h the amount of redundant file prep i&#39;m having to do on a current job a=
nd I&#39;m wondering if there&#39;s a faster way. I&#39;m tasked with anima=
ting some little vignettes for a travel show. <br>


</div>A friend is illustrating the shot in photoshop and then i have to ani=
mate from the PSD. Ideally I would just import the PSD into AE and go, but =
I can&#39;t. A lot of the assets are vector objects so I end up opening EVE=
RY SINGLE smart vector object in AI and then I have to save all these layer=
s out as AI files. I thought maybe I could import the PSD into AE and conve=
rt it to shape layers or an AI file there, but no dice. I should also menti=
on that I have to scale up all these vector assets 200% because sometimes I=
 need layers larger than they appear in the PSD, and if I use continually r=
asterize it often screws up any effects or puppeting I have on my layer. Th=
is takes an enormous amount of time and my client doesn&#39;t understand wh=
y I can&#39;t turn these things out in a day or two, and I have to make the=
se dubious-sounding excuses of how I have to &#39;prepare&#39; all these as=
sets for animation. Is there a faster way? And am I the only one who scales=
 up all their AI assets before bringing into AE?<br>


</div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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