Importing Files Into After Effects Ep13/48 [Adobe After Effects for Beginners]

[@GarethDavidStudio]

To get the full learning experience and follow along: Get the FREE PDF course index and the downloadable project folder from the course overview video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4PHl6mmhpqlmbM Enjoy!

[@andrealee2832]

I don’t ever write reviews or bother with the comments in KZbin, but just had to because this is such an incredible channel. I put off learning AE for a very long time because it just seemed so daunting. I fortunately happened upon this series and I cannot underscore how helpful it has been, how much I have learned within a relatively short period of time, and how it is so wonderfully executed. Altogether, the videos, the PDF, and the accompanying project files are so well done, and I can’t believe the bulk of this was FREE. This is truly a quality, university-caliber course, and GDS has a great knack for teaching. Firstly, the organization of the video segments is perfect. Although there are A LOT of them, everything in them is purposeful, meaning everything contained is essential, concise, and beautifully explained. And, as someone has already mentioned in the comments, GDS was great with repeating key phrases and steps so that you fully understand. You can tell that a lot of thought was put into his choice of words, organization, and sequencing. The color-coded PDF is extremely helpful with its summaries and quick links. Most importantly, it’s a great resource to accompany the videos. AGAIN, I can’t believe the bulk of this is FREE and how helpful it has been (Note: I haven’t finished the whole course, but if what I have completed is any indication of the rest of the course, I expect to be fluent soon!). As a designer who has relied on tutorials through the years, this series is by far the best I have ever encountered in terms of QUALITY, PRESENTATION, CONTENT, AND EXECUTION. Cannot recommend this more highly! Cheers, GDS!

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I guess I will keep writing thanks comments forever on each episode, amazing teaching talent :) thank you thank you thank you...

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So amazing I liked so much your way of teaching I encourage you Thank you so much

[@kellishostall2583]

Gareth, you must love to teach! I am getting so much out of this course and the time and thought you put into the structure of it.. so good! Thank-you!

[@vitrusha1]

Thank you so much! Really helpful, well organized tutorials for beginners like me. Much appreciated! Great work))))

[@Football.1legends]

amazing work, i hope you create updated courses for the other adobe programs as well

[@thegfxmech5475]

First video in the series where I thought it was a little fast but with all the stuff that was covered I totally understand. Nothing a few dozen rewinds can't fix. Great tuts, glad I gave you my money for the accompanying files!

[@RakMotoAdventures-xk1el]

I learned a lot. Loved every episode. More power to you sir.

[@michalbotor]

thank you, you're amazing. :)

[@ShazidsWorld]

Thank you sir. Learned a lot from you.

[@GarethDavidStudio]

Glad to hear it

[@Strangealien5666]

Its so easy to understand you Sir! I am truly happy and glad that I found you.

[@mohammedaly6560]

Thank You for sharing your knowledge!

[@GarethDavidStudio]

My pleasure!

[@zunzhizhao4431]

Thank you, great tutorials.

[@fredrickokoth1191]

thanks alot, you are perfect

[@SabirAli-np7ci]

You are simply excellent !!! 🎉🎉😊😊

[@money4you1]

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[@lucassamsmusic]

This is hilarious to me. “So should we just film a fish tank with fish in it.” “No I must have control over each individual fish. Every movement, the looks on their faces, mine to control.” 😂😂

[@5411323acm]

this was a very nice tutorial, just one question, can you also import Ai files retaining your layers or does it only work with photoshop files?

[@ksagafoor]

thank you...amazing:)

[@dr.adhikari]

Lots of love from Nepal. Can i make a folder carrying word documents? I need to animate sentences and paragraphs.

[@abhay1646]

Thanks a lot brother

[@thats_patil]

Thank you guru ji ❤

[@bntdesignstudio]

Thankyou. IS there anything I can do to get a better resolution for my illustrator imports? They keep getting blurry

[@noori1468]

Thank you so much! You are the best!

[@chathuramadusanka3829]

A nice video. Thank you very much.

[@GarethDavidStudio]

Thank you too!

[@kodihewa1948]

Great video practice. Thanks!

[@Russell_Chubb]

Hello, I know this is a 3 year old video, but have you ever noticed the misspelling of "essential" on the intro card?

[@ShiekahTribe]

He may or may not have (I did, too.) Problem is that you can't just replace an uploaded video. Instead, you need to upload it as a new video, so all viewing stats are lost.

[@hamzanoam9147]

thank youu

[@samduss4193]

when i import i do have few options, also I notice that if I make vector in illustrator so far i can not reedit the vector direcly in AE... while if i import photoshop vectors it seems that I am actually able to reach the vector.. vector in Photoshop are convert to pixel i did not try check the illustrator version but i guessi might be similar... if someone can clarify about the 2 versions I would ove :) Thank you again Gareth for your video :) ps : I am able to convert Illustrator to Vector Shape AE so can animate, but Photoshop Shape does not.

[@YouAtLast-kp8jk]

Hello, please my files imported from Adobe Illustrator into the composition panel aren't looking sharp. Help, please.

[@shklasith]

Thanks 😊

[@creekplus]

impressive

[@codoof1]

you are charming bruh

[@shigri]

Done Now moving on next Class

[@meaadams]

Loving your videos so far and they're incredibly helpful, however, you go so slow over easy and boring things...like three episodes on where to find the opacity icon but when you start actually doing real stuff like pulling in pics and adjusting them you go so fast I can hardly follow or understand what you're doing!! And in your downloadable folder I don't have some of the parts for the Big Ben image so I'm really lost. If you went over this part as slow as you did all the info on keyframes it would be as you always say....'easy'

[@surendranath1973]

Very helpful for me tq

[@ahmedali-bu8ms]

Awesome Work !

[@mosstet]

What happens if it doesn't understand what an AI file is? It's asking if it's footage or a composition.

[@stevegeorge7773]

Could one set a preset complete folder structure in a hard drive that holds all assets to import into AE. Can a composition folder structure be incorporated into this which has all the AE pre composition AE file set up perimeters?

[@trikisllamas2964]

CS6 windows here, the reveal menu is different (not a sub-menu) and does not include reveal in finder/explorer. but now I have found that you can find it using right click on the file on the PROYECT panel so, there's that!

[@trikisllamas2964]

so you can go to the Timeline Panel > right click on the layer > Reveal Layer Source in Project - then go to the Project Panel > right click on file > Reveal in Explorer. hope that helps someone that needs it

[@shivrajchauray]

Do you purchase the background scores used in all these videos from any music library sites? Or do you make the music yourself?

[@panjimaulanai8343]

hello gareth i want ask you, am try just design in Illustrator and save my project as JPG with size A4, after i try to import files why my images not fit in to my composition, any way my composition setting HDTV 720. maybe you cant explain to me how to import image FIT in to my composition without skew/resize manually. Pleaaasee

[@DrMilinda]

Hi, Why does After effects gives access to the photoshop layers and not to the illustrator layers? Say if I need to animate the British flag then should I make it on photoshop instead of illustrator?

[@GarethDavidStudio]

Good question. My understanding is when you create art-work in AI, and import into AE, it reads everything as vector shapes instead of layers. When you create art-work in PS, and import into AE, it reads everything as bitmap layers, so generates layers instead of vector objects.

[@taniasewell4642]

thank you for the course!!🫶🏽

[@money4you1]

I am really impressed . after 4 years latter many people learn from this playlist . it's really recommended everyone . thank you gds

[@genesis2303]

Does anyone know how to import pattern from PS to AE? Should I import pattern file somehow, or just one tile of pattern and make it repeat in AE? I want to be able to move it seemlessly, just like I can in photoshop. Found it, bring one tile into composition than use motion tile effect, and you can make seemles loop moving pattern.

[@deetwogd5255]

Can i important coreldraw file into After Effect?

[@alakhdar100]

I was wondering what if the adobe programs are not the same version as AE, can I still import these files to it ??

[@adnanjanujaz822]

Yes you can, the newer releases have additional features while retaining the older features

[@alakhdar100]

@@adnanjanujaz822 thank you 😊

[@adnanjanujaz822]

@@alakhdar100 , u r welcome

[@ysjn2544]

it’s not letting me import my files 😐 it keeps saying it has a bad header?? idk what that is

[@iabbaskhan]

my after-effect crash when I upload the pad file?

[@kamelbouaicha2954]

hello how,s learned from garethe david studio and working a freelancer pls i need ansewr

[@maxarmstrong9798]

the thoroughness is dope but this whole one could be skipped lmao

[@Minoche_Fahd]

i reccommend not making a 2 min long intro

[@SidRandom]

jeesus christ... "To teach you how to import files we are going to start with the files already imported." >

[@GarethDavidStudio]

I always like to start with context, I believe it sets up the lesson better rather than jumping straight into it cold. I hope it helps!

[@navace8375]

Watch full video man😂😂🤣

[@luxurypeace]

😂🤣

[@natrupi]

thank you, you're amazing. :)

[@foreverraining1522]

Excellent video. Thank you.