The best Adobe Illustrator to After Effects workflow - Tutorial

[@motiondesignschool]

There is a wide range of topics considered in this video, so here are the timecodes for your help(they are also on the timeline): 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Import AI files to AE 02:01 - AI files Preparation 03:48 - Work with pure Illustrator Layers on the Timeline 05:01 - Convert to Shape Layers 06:38 - Problems you may deal with 09:14 - Overlord 13:27 - Motion Tools 16:24 - Outro

[@jibranshaikh4297]

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[@Lenniefinch]

Overlord is one of the best plugins I’ve ever used for Adobe programs.

[@motiondesignschool]

definitely, it could have been an Adobe software feature :)

[@Anttimation]

@@motiondesignschool Should have been...

[@ddumandan]

Indeed! 😎👌

[@ScoopsElagren]

How can I get overload plugin? Pls

[@blazingphoenix1000]

Thank you so much for this I recently graduated with my bachelor's in graphic design but this just shows you that you never stop learning even when you get your degree!

[@motiondesignschool]

🙏 true

[@lxomedia]

One video that answers questions I have since 2009. Although I don't need it now but it does feel good knowing this. So shout out to Motion Design School for creating this. Appreciate the each line of helpful tips written and deliver by the charismatic host!

[@Sadman_sakib]

It's too important for beginners who have to know about these process. Thank you for sharing 😘

[@motiondesignschool]

Yeah, that's very important! You're welcome 💚

[@ZacSpyrou]

I never thought of giving Motion Graphics a go, up until this point! Inspirational! Thank you!

[@Usselino]

Very Good! Overlord is a must. You can also export elements directly from the Illustrator artboards by right-click and save them as PDF. This could fix some problems too. Also make shure your artboard is in RGB-Color to avoid most of the colorshifts that can occur.

[@mohit96mb]

OH MY GOD! THANKS! That tip @ 4:00 is gonna change my motion design life. Never knew this was so easy. I wish I googled it instead of just assuming that's how it worked!

[@motiondesignschool]

After Effects is full of such "small nuances"

[@LallyOfTheValley]

I use overlord about 1000 times a day, cannot recommend it enough!!

[@stanloy]

I'm so glad I clicked on this video. Will definitely check the overlord plugin 👍

[@oiganamitio]

Overlord is a MUST

[@danielvanginkel7081]

Thank you for clearing up that you can just best use the 'create, create shapes from vector layer' approach.

[@nilangpatel9605]

Thanks for making such wonderful tips. Actually, the free plugin which was mentioned is not free but 40$.

[@I_am_vikaschandra]

Minddddddddddd Blowing tricks I always stuck that but you save my life bro Keep it up!

[@ihorkaras9571]

I'm glad it helped you :)

[@HDsupernova]

Amazing tool and the best about it is that it's free and have feature that aren't included in other similar tools

[@motiondesignschool]

Thanks! We have included in this script all the essential features we use every day. Hope you won't need much more of other scripts opened permanently :)

[@toddmdw]

thanks for this. This convoluted process make you realise how out-of-date AfterEffects is as a technology (and most adobe apps actually!)

[@MP24685]

Thank you, Really simple for beginners like me 😊

[@wiewiorka_ojoj4167]

I’m so glad I found your channel. Everything is sooo well explained! Subbed and liked. Thank you!

[@motiondesignschool]

oh, we're doing our best, you're welcome! Thank you for subscribing ;)

[@alexeyporokhnyak543]

Create a PDF File was a very important detail! Thanks!

[@iamxole]

10:45 - okay was smooth and innocent

[@Klausebou]

It's almost like Adobe hasn't updated the foundations of these software packages in decades, creating the necessity of sluggish workarounds or use of third party plugins like Overlord... But nice overview on your side, thx.

[@1WillyDAVID]

awesome guys, thanks for sharing all this key information, really appreciate it

[@nadinec7585]

Your Plugin Motion Tools is absolutely fantastic! In some cases Overlord is not convenient, and when I convert the layers inside AE they have this big border. The Remove Artbord feature is very useful to remove this big border!

[@noicerone]

Motion Tools Script by Motion Design School has made my work so easy and efficient. Thanks man!

[@evearais]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that I found this video tutorial, and that I know now I can rearrange the layers inside After Effects ^_^

[@anas.g]

Are you serious, tell me if this is helpful, this is more than just helpful, amazing information and explanation

[@sehbaanabbasi]

hey there this vid was absolutely helpful the art board corners in shape layers were annoying me motion tool set is very helpful thanks for making it available for us

[@AgustinCaniglia1992]

If your project is laggy after converting to shape layers, delete the group1 which is in every group 1 within the contents of each layer. In other words so I make myself clear: in every layer go to contents>groupx>and delete group1. You need to do this for every group in every layer.

[@motiondesignschool]

Please clarify your question

[@AgustinCaniglia1992]

@@motiondesignschool it isnt a question its a tip if it gets laggy for you too like it did for me.

[@sumayahl7464]

thank you!!!!! really helped me

[@catarinapereira493]

Thank you so much! Great Tutorial ;)

[@MatthiasSchulthei]

Holy Crap I have never watched a video of you before and duuuude I got scared when you suddenly popped up that near to the camera holy crap. But thank you for the good video!

[@natahw]

Thank you for this video tutorial. Very helpful indeed. What is the downside of working with shape layers instead of illustrator layers in AE in terms of processing speed? Overlord definitely is the greatest tool out there. Is there a way of avoiding system slowdown when working with shape layers for big projects? Any tips and tricks to tackle this issue would be highly appreciated.

[@fullhdcoza]

Would love to see a comparison / conclusion on this topic. I know that loads of shape layers drastically reduce processing power, but then again so do (continuously rasterized) Ai Layers as they're 'continuously' refreshing vector data. But assume shape layers would act & result the same.. Though a single Ai layer of a vector texture would render a lot quicker than the same texture converted to a shape . Perhaps they are essentially identical only when they're continuously rasterized? Some clarity or conclusion would be great

[@casparroofingchannel]

Thank you for sharing this information. Very helpful

[@zeev8436]

Great video, thanks! (And great plugins, bought both.) Question: Do you know of a 'quick & easy' way to import multiple Ai artboards as separate layers/comps in Ae?

[@raydagon9572]

The best tutorial on this topic, thank you!

[@hanifahmad9466]

thanks man, you help me so much !

[@floopper]

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[@benonhisway]

Wow! Thanks a lot! This helped me so much! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@aemvisuals]

great tutorial, tysm, learned more than on my bachelor lol

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[@chesmariefrance]

Thank you so much for this! Subscribed

[@faridatuamiduwahab2787]

This was helpful. Thank you

[@user-xr7qs6zg1f]

Fantastic video

[@Curios_Cat]

This video is so helpful! thank you very much for making it!

[@mehmetk95]

Remove artboard OMG! I don't believe that it can do this. Thank you so much, I hate artboards in ae. 👏

[@motiondesignschool]

I know your pain bro

[@jamskof]

dammit!!! i was really hoping you would touch on my issue with importing ai into ae! that is when you have clipping paths or photos in masks in ai.. whenever i import i have a whole load of folders coming into ae. its very frustrating as they come in nested. do you now a way of eliminating this problem? i would rather not have to export to psd, go in and pick out say 40 layers that arent in any order and flatten them.

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nice logo & sound

[@Okay_justcallmekim]

when did this script became free? wow i just found out. The tip you shared just made the project I'm working on so much easier. Thanks Alot

[@motiondesignschool]

This script always has been free ;) We're glad we helped you!

[@idunnoiguess1]

super helpful. Great work!

[@Black.Kangourou_official]

THANK YOU

[@SandunLabs]

Love you!

[@user-uq9fp9vk5j]

1:47 i like this music BGM😆

[@MSSAM1987]

Awesome! Very good explanation. Thank you so much for creating this video :)

[@yixuewang919]

omg Thank u so much! Just solved my problem!

[@yousefalkalidi4975]

Hi: Thank you for a great tutorial, and to introduce those interesting tools that will make the workflow from illustrator quite easier. If I decide to export some illustrator files into After Effects, should I draw the artwork in RGB mode in illustrator? In that case, will I still be required to press the continuous rasterization button above the layers in After Effects?

[@isabelagaldino1481]

you saved my life

[@dfordesmondg]

i have had this 1 worry since forever!! what is better for time line performance, working directly with illustrator layers in aftereffects or converting each illustrator layer to transparent png's and importing them into aftereffects and working that way. would appreciate all expert coments please.

[@sonce-traven]

Perfect! Thank you

[@andrewbredlan417]

Great video, and I'm definitely checking out that free plugin! Cheers!

[@motiondesignschool]

💜

[@hesam.babakhani]

Thank you so much. very helpful

[@MarinaVeder]

Thank you, it was very helpful! ❤️

[@motiondesignschool]

Glad to help 😉

[@nargiskhatun4116]

I loved this class!!!

[@okaricex5801]

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i downloaded. its works :)))

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[@donutboy9576]

Thank you! :)

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this is the best lecture

[@Moonben]

have a nice time!! Thank you for sharing the great video. I'm rooting for you with Like and Full Watch. Your video is the best

[@motiondesignschool]

OMG, thank you!

[@theatreofmind3156]

Thanks lot for making this free learning content

[@anmaral-saffar5565]

This video is very useful.. thx

[@irishduran]

In the video, he said that the tools he's sharing are free. However, when I click the link, I can see them costing USD 40 or USD45. Are these not free anymore? :)

[@lifestyleby2007]

don't expect an answer its a lie its not free

[@motiondesignschool]

Hi, they are not free anymore.

[@ralphmoreau2768]

What is the advantage to turning vectors into shapes when in aftereffects. I know it's probably more control, but could someone be granular, and tell me specifics. :)

[@janniboy2766]

Usually just animating the static/rigid shape of illustrator files isn't enough. Converting them into shape layers let's you animate the individual curves and anchor points.

[@ralphmoreau2768]

@@janniboy2766 Thank you! Very well appreciated.

[@moe.s6638]

There are both of advantages and disadvantages. For simple illustrator files converting them to shapes is better to gain more control and animation within the shape layer. For large complex heavy illustrator files I dare not convert them to shapes as it will slow down the whole scene. Rather leave them just as illustrator files and aftereffects renders the scene much faster.

[@ralphmoreau2768]

Moe .S Nice thank you for the context of a heavy file, will be looking out for that

[@JayKayV]

This is a fantastic video! Thank you so much!

[@Febeean]

This video is pure gold. love you

[@puyakhalili]

incredible tutorial! Thanks

[@DEADLINETV]

So unfortunate (for me) that the Motion Tools plugin is no longer free... Maybe change that in your video-description or, even better, in your store (back to free! :D) But other than that, great video!

[@bcs2677]

Verry NIce thanks

[@123arskas]

That was so Awesome. Thank you Bro

[@Umaginationstudio]

Thank you! It was very helpful!! :) :)

[@hondmij]

Was really hoping to see file preparation with a file that was created by a graphics designer, not someone who is familiar with animating. I never, but really never get a clean file like this and have to select everything manually. Was hoping more in depth guid that I could send to those people so they will finally understand how and why they need to work in some way, different than for print. It's just never as easy as this.

[@ihorkaras9571]

I got your point. Maybe we will record a separate video about that or write a short article in our blog :) Really appreciate your feedback

[@genioindomavel25]

thanks

[@bloodyshrine1369]

Should you keep illustrator open while using after effects?

[@gokustudio2]

“program” and click on where it says “aggressive te” and change it to “analog app 1 te”

[@empress9152]

After Effects changes colors of the imported Illustrator layers!

[@AsGraphics]

Very good

[@Cyber9tech]

Cool, I loved it

[@azddines4077]

we Need Such as this

[@HemaBaraka]

Thank you so much for make such video ☺️

[@glormond]

Very useful video!

[@azddines4077]

Thank you bro its cool

[@theartworkhub]

What is your recommended CPU? I'm currently on Ryzen 5 5600g with RTX 2060 6G, thinking of upgrading CPU because I finally bough a GPU.

[@moomykidSpace]

Nice gide! Thank you most/ Now my motion friend will not complaint after my ai drawed illustration shifting to animate :)

[@janiceng6302]

How do you get to the illustrator option box where you selected 'Create PDF Compatible File'? I can't seem to find it!

[@COD14902010]

GREAT VIDEO 👍

[@noicerone]

I love this channel!

[@anahitakhalilpour313]

Thanks for this helpful tutorial 👌 I have a question about importing illustrator files to aftereffects I designed a shape with transparency layers in Illustrator but after importing the file to aftereffects, all the effects and transparency of the layers will disappear. I tried many ways to import the file and save the transparency of the layers but they didn't work!🙁🤯 Thank you so much 🙏

[@peekanok]

Great video! Thank you.

[@PresencePhotography]

Hey! I've noticed the free extension now costs. Was that a temporary promotional thing?

[@MinoDebnar]

thanks a lot, Ihor :)

[@legionsquad6111]

Cheers man!