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Subject: Re: [AE] Convert illustrator layer to text
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 You=E2=80=99re smoking the wishful thinking pipe Adam. ;-) But I=E2=80=99=
d say Plus 10000 for overlord - it makes working with ai and ae good agai=
n.  =20
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I used to do it by copying all ai the text to a new file (select>objects>=
text then command =46) and exporting that as a PSD with editable text, th=
en importing that psd to ae and then converting those to editable. Works =
great. But tedious.  =20
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=46or one offs, you can copy text in ai and paste into ae and it will ret=
ain all formatting etc.    just not position.  =20
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But Overlord just handles it all the way it=E2=80=99s supposed to. Just p=
ush to ae and DONE=21  =20
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Adobe is light years behind on all this. It=E2=80=99s embarrassing.  =20
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> On Mar 12, 2019 at 7:26 PM,  <Adam Mercado (mailto:ae-list=40media-moti=
on.tv)>  wrote:
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>   Seriously. Am I smoking the crazy pipe. I could have sworn I=E2=80=99=
ve done this before. I have to go check now. Maybe I just wishfully dream=
ed it.    =20
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> Thx
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> Adam Mercado
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> Owner  &  Creative Idiot
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> Influxx Media Production  =20
>  =20
> 714.928.9896
>  =20
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>  =20
> Moving Images. =46or Business
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>  On Mar 12, 2019, at 6:37 PM, Greg Balint  <AE-List=40media-motion.tv (=
mailto:AE-List=40media-motion.tv)>  wrote:
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> > That has never been possible with ai files in my recollection. Only P=
SD.    =20
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> > I ended up in the same situation as you a couple weeks ago, with clie=
nt provided storyboard layouts all done in Illustrator. Ended up purchasi=
ng Overlord. =46rom the same dev as Rubber Hose. Did the trick for me. It=
's got some wonky things that don't quite work as a =22magic button=22 so=
lution. But it does handle the text exactly as I needed. It's an extensio=
n instead of a plugin. So it has a bit of a different install process.  =20
> >  =20
> >
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> > https://www.battleaxe.co/overlord
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> >  ///Greg Balint
> >  //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
> >  /321.514.4839
> >   delRAZOR.com/ (http://delRAZOR.com/)      =20
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> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 8:57 PM Adam Mercado  <AE-List=40media-motion.t=
v (mailto:AE-List=40media-motion.tv)>  wrote:
> >  =20
> > >  Okay it seems something that was super easy is now not. I=E2=80=99=
ve used this feature a bazillion times in CC14 but it=E2=80=99s not avail=
able in CC18
> > >  =20
> > >  I have an illustrator file with all text in the file spread out ov=
er 274 layers (good god adobe why on earth are we still playing this stup=
id game in 2019, why is it so hard to implement comp import behavior the =
same as photoshop (poundHeadOnWall() )
> > >  =20
> > >  When the AI is imported into AE the function to Convert to Editabl=
e Text is grayed out.
> > >  =20
> > >  What=E2=80=99s the trick=3F
> > >  =20
> > >  Adam Mercado
> > >  Owner  &  Creative Idiot
> > >  Influxx Media Production
> > >  714.928.9896
> > >  =20
> > >  Moving Images. =46or Business
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<html><body><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><div></div>You=E2=80=99re smoking=
 the wishful thinking pipe Adam. ;-) But I=E2=80=99d say Plus 10000 for o=
verlord - it makes working with ai and ae good again.&nbsp;</div><div id=3D=
=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22>I used to do it b=
y copying all ai the text to a new file (select&gt;objects&gt;text then c=
ommand =46) and exporting that as a PSD with editable text, then importin=
g that psd to ae and then converting those to editable. Works great. But =
tedious.&nbsp;</div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22ed=
o-message=22>=46or one offs, you can copy text in ai and paste into ae an=
d it will retain all formatting etc. &nbsp;just not position.&nbsp;</div>=
<div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22>But Ove=
rlord just handles it all the way it=E2=80=99s supposed to. Just push to =
ae and DONE=21&nbsp;</div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=
=22edo-message=22>Adobe is light years behind on all this. It=E2=80=99s e=
mbarrassing.&nbsp;</div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22=
edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-meta=22></div><div id=3D=22edo-=
original=22><div><br><br><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22 style=3D=22margin:=
1ex 0 0 0;border-left:1px =23ccc solid;padding-left:0.5ex;=22><div>On Mar=
 12, 2019 at 7:26 PM, &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:ae-list=40media-motion.tv=22=
>Adam Mercado</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><meta http-equiv=3D=22cont=
ent-type=22 content=3D=22text/html; charset=3Dutf-8=22>Seriously. Am I sm=
oking the crazy pipe. I could have sworn I=E2=80=99ve done this before. I=
 have to go check now. Maybe I just wishfully dreamed it.&nbsp;<div><br><=
/div><div>Thx<br><br><div id=3D=22AppleMailSignature=22><div><span style=3D=
=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>Adam Mercado</span></div>=
<div><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>Owner =
&amp; Creative Idiot</span></div><div><span style=3D=22background-color: =
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>Influxx Media Production&nbsp;</span></div><di=
v><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>714.928.9=
896</span></div><div><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 25=
5, 0);=22><br></span></div><div><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(2=
55, 255, 255, 0);=22>Moving Images. =46or Business</span></div></div><div=
><br>On Mar 12, 2019, at 6:37 PM, Greg Balint &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:AE-=
List=40media-motion.tv=22>AE-List=40media-motion.tv</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br=
></div><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22><div><div dir=3D=22auto=22>That has =
never been possible with ai files in my recollection. Only PSD.&nbsp;<div=
 dir=3D=22auto=22><br></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22>I ended up in the same =
situation as you a couple weeks ago, with client provided storyboard layo=
uts all done in Illustrator. Ended up purchasing Overlord. =46rom the sam=
e dev as Rubber Hose. Did the trick for me. It's got some wonky things th=
at don't quite work as a =22magic button=22 solution. But it does handle =
the text exactly as I needed. It's an extension instead of a plugin. So i=
t has a bit of a different install process.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D=22auto=
=22><br></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><a href=3D=22https://www.battleaxe.co=
/overlord=22>https://www.battleaxe.co/overlord</a><br></div><div dir=3D=22=
auto=22><br></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><br></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><=
br></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><br><br><div data-smartmail=3D=22gmail=5Fs=
ignature=22 dir=3D=22auto=22><br>///Greg Balint<br>//Art Director / Motio=
n Graphics Designer<br>/321.514.4839<br><a href=3D=22http://delRAZOR.com/=
=22>delRAZOR.com/</a></div></div></div><br><div class=3D=22gmail=5Fquote=22=
><div dir=3D=22ltr=22 class=3D=22gmail=5Fattr=22>On Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 8:=
57 PM Adam Mercado &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:AE-List=40media-motion.tv=22>A=
E-List=40media-motion.tv</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=22g=
mail=5Fquote=22 style=3D=22margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =23ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex=22>Okay it seems something that was super easy is now n=
ot. I=E2=80=99ve used this feature a bazillion times in CC14 but it=E2=80=
=99s not available in CC18<br>
<br>
I have an illustrator file with all text in the file spread out over 274 =
layers (good god adobe why on earth are we still playing this stupid game=
 in 2019, why is it so hard to implement comp import behavior the same as=
 photoshop (poundHeadOnWall() )<br>
<br>
When the AI is imported into AE the function to Convert to Editable Text =
is grayed out. <br>
<br>
What=E2=80=99s the trick=3F<br>
<br>
Adam Mercado<br>
Owner &amp; Creative Idiot<br>
Influxx Media Production <br>
714.928.9896<br>
<br>
Moving Images. =46or Business<br>
<br>
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