In Adobe Illustrator go to File > Export and choose a destination where you want to save the fileģ. So here is a workaround with the help of the Adobe Photoshop. Just make sure you have moved your text on to their own layers in Adobe Illustrator. But we will use the example to demonstrate the method so if you do get an Adobe Illustrator file containing lots of text you’ll know how to do it. The example shown above contains a little bit of text so it might be quicker just to remake the text in After Effects. Let’s take a look how we can import this illustration into After Effects and keep the text editable. That reduces the methods available to edit or animate the text, leaving many After Effect users with the task of remaking the text in After Effects.Ībove is the original illustration in Adobe Illustrator, comprised of two layers called text and banner. But unfortunately, any text created in Adobe Illustrator is not editable when imported into After Effects. Adobe Illustrator is often used to create the original artwork used in After Effect projects.

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