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> > =46or one offs, you can copy text in ai and paste into ae and it will=
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> > But Overlord just handles it all the way it=E2=80=99s supposed to. Ju=
st push to ae and DONE=21  =20
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> > Adobe is light years behind on all this. It=E2=80=99s embarrassing.  =
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> > > On Mar 12, 2019 at 7:26 PM,  <Adam Mercado (mailto:ae-list=40media-=
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> > >   Seriously. Am I smoking the crazy pipe. I could have sworn I=E2=80=
=99ve done this before. I have to go check now. Maybe I just wishfully dr=
eamed 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
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> > > 714.928.9896
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> > > 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. On=
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> > > > I ended up in the same situation as you a couple weeks ago, with =
client provided storyboard layouts all done in Illustrator. Ended up purc=
hasing 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=
 solution. But it does handle the text exactly as I needed. It's an exten=
sion instead of a plugin. So it has a bit of a different install process.=
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> > > > https://www.battleaxe.co/overlord
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> > > >  ///Greg Balint
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> > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 8:57 PM Adam Mercado  <AE-List=40media-moti=
on.tv (mailto:AE-List=40media-motion.tv)>  wrote:
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> > > > >  Okay it seems something that was super easy is now not. I=E2=80=
=99ve used this feature a bazillion times in CC14 but it=E2=80=99s not av=
ailable in CC18
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> > > > >  I have an illustrator file with all text in the file spread ou=
t 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() )
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> > > > >  When the AI is imported into AE the function to Convert to Edi=
table Text is grayed out.
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> > > > >  What=E2=80=99s the trick=3F
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> > > > >  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 welcome=
=21=21 Glad it worked=21=21</div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><d=
iv id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-meta=22></div><div i=
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=22margin:1ex 0 0 0;border-left:1px =23ccc solid;padding-left:0.5ex;=22><=
div>On Mar 12, 2019 at 10:21 PM, &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:ae-list=40media-=
motion.tv=22>Adam Mercado</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><meta http-equ=
iv=3D=22content-type=22 content=3D=22text/html; charset=3Dutf-8=22>Jayse<=
div><br></div><div>Thanks for the photoshop intermediate workflow. That=E2=
=80=99s worked a treat<br><br><div><div>-A</div></div><div><br></div><div=
><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22><d=
iv><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22>=46o=
r one offs, you can copy text in ai and paste into ae and 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 Overlord just handle=
s it all the way it=E2=80=99s supposed to. Just push to ae and DONE=21&nb=
sp;</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 embarrassing.&nbsp=
;</div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-message=22>=
<br></div><div id=3D=22edo-meta=22></div><div id=3D=22edo-original=22><di=
v><br><br><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22 style=3D=22margin:1ex 0 0 0;borde=
r-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=22content-type=22 co=
ntent=3D=22text/html; charset=3Dutf-8=22>Seriously. Am I smoking the craz=
y pipe. I could have sworn I=E2=80=99ve done this before. I have to go ch=
eck now. Maybe I just wishfully dreamed it.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Thx<=
br><br><div id=3D=22AppleMailSignature=22><div><span style=3D=22backgroun=
d-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>Adam Mercado</span></div><div><span s=
tyle=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>Owner &amp; Creati=
ve Idiot</span></div><div><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 25=
5, 255, 0);=22>Influxx Media Production&nbsp;</span></div><div><span styl=
e=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22>714.928.9896</span></=
div><div><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);=22><b=
r></span></div><div><span style=3D=22background-color: rgba(255, 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><bloc=
kquote type=3D=22cite=22><div><div dir=3D=22auto=22>That has never been p=
ossible with ai files in my recollection. Only PSD.&nbsp;<div dir=3D=22au=
to=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 layouts all done=
 in Illustrator. Ended up purchasing Overlord. =46rom the same dev as Rub=
ber Hose. Did the trick for me. It's got some wonky things that don't qui=
te work as a =22magic button=22 solution. But it does handle the text exa=
ctly as I needed. It's an extension instead of a plugin. So it has a bit =
of a different install process.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><br></di=
v><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=22auto=22><br=
></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><br></div><div dir=3D=22auto=22><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D=22auto=22><br><br><div data-smartmail=3D=22gmail=5Fsignature=22=
 dir=3D=22auto=22><br>///Greg Balint<br>//Art Director / Motion Graphics =
Designer<br>/321.514.4839<br><a href=3D=22http://delRAZOR.com/=22>delRAZO=
R.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 Ada=
m Mercado &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:AE-List=40media-motion.tv=22>AE-List=40=
media-motion.tv</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=22gmail=5Fqu=
ote=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 not. I=E2=80=
=99ve used this feature a bazillion times in CC14 but it=E2=80=99s not av=
ailable 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>
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