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Convert vector layers to shapes (new in CS6)

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Convert vector layers to shapes (new in CS6)

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- [Instructor] A nice feature added to After Effects CS6 is the ability to change vector artwork, such as layers imported from Adobe Illustrator, into shape layers that you can then further manipulate inside After Effects. If you have access to the CS6 version of the project files open up the comp SB Vectors to Shapes starter. In it I have a single Adobe Illustrator layer that has a very simple logo created from multiple shapes, including text. I merged the layers of the original Illustrator file into a single After Effects layer when I imported it, but just to remind you you do have a function to right-click and convert flattened or merged artwork from Photoshop or Illustrator into a layered composition. This does buy you some flexibility. I'll open up the now nested composition that has all the individual layers. However, these are still just pixel-based layers once brought into After Effects. You do not have access in After Effects to the paths that formed those layers. I'm going…

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