After Effects Tutorial - Importing Basics
Don't know how to get your other files into Adobe After Effects? Watch this tutorial from Noble Desktop to learn how!
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Importing Video Files
1. Go up to FIle - Import. The hotkey is Cmnd-I (Mac) / Ctrl-I (PC).
2. In the File Explorer window, select any video footage.
3. Under Import Options, select Footage. This option flattens all layers, bringing the file into one solid piece. Incidentally, this is the only import option available for video files.
Importing Illustrator/Photoshop Files
1. Repeat step one of the previous section.
2. Select any Illustrator or Photoshop file within File Explorer.
3. Under Import Options, choose Composition - Retain Layer Sizes. Doing this brings the file in with all its separate layers, allowing After Effects to animate each layer separately.
Using Imported Files
1. Locate the Project Panel on the left-hand side of the interface to use these imported files.
2. To use within an already created Composition, click and drag the file name from the Project Panel into the Composition window.
3. To create a new Composition from the imported files, click and drag the file name down to the small picture icon, located at the bottom of the Project Panel.
4. To animate any imported file with layers, double-click on the file name to go inside the file. The individual layers will be visible there, ready to be animated.
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Manual Import/ Import Video
02:04 - Import Shortcut / Import Illustrator File
03:36 - Using Imported Files
04:49 - Outro