suztv
12-17-2008, 08:42 PM
We are trying to do an animation that requires flash - but of course bringing in the flash assets has been problematic (don't ask me why they want to do this - they're crazy). Anyway, in reading the Adobe AfterEffect help file it says:
"Flash has a unique set of vector art tools that make it useful for a variety of drawing not possible in After Effects or Adobe Illustrator®. You can import SWF files into After Effects to composite them with other video or render them as video with additional creative effects. When After Effects imports a SWF file, its internal keyframes are preserved so that you can continue to use them for timing other effects.
Each SWF file imported into After Effects is flattened into a single continuously rasterized layer, with its alpha channel preserved. Continuous rasterization means that graphics stay sharp as they are scaled up. This import method allows you to use the root layer or object of your SWF files as a smoothly rendered element in After Effects, allowing the best capabilities of each tool to work together."
Note that the help file indicates that the swf keeps it's keyframes - but in the next paragraph says it's a continually rasterized file. I'm confused but not surprised by Adobe's vagueness. Anyone have any ideas? I've played with swf imported into AE and so far - nary a keyframe in sight. Does it do what the help file says - is there a particular way to bring it in?
"Flash has a unique set of vector art tools that make it useful for a variety of drawing not possible in After Effects or Adobe Illustrator®. You can import SWF files into After Effects to composite them with other video or render them as video with additional creative effects. When After Effects imports a SWF file, its internal keyframes are preserved so that you can continue to use them for timing other effects.
Each SWF file imported into After Effects is flattened into a single continuously rasterized layer, with its alpha channel preserved. Continuous rasterization means that graphics stay sharp as they are scaled up. This import method allows you to use the root layer or object of your SWF files as a smoothly rendered element in After Effects, allowing the best capabilities of each tool to work together."
Note that the help file indicates that the swf keeps it's keyframes - but in the next paragraph says it's a continually rasterized file. I'm confused but not surprised by Adobe's vagueness. Anyone have any ideas? I've played with swf imported into AE and so far - nary a keyframe in sight. Does it do what the help file says - is there a particular way to bring it in?