7immer Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 Illustrator .ai file export would be nice. Exporting to EPS files for After effects just don't cut it. You can't edit the vector paths or access layers. :(Thanks for considering :) Quote
Staff TonyB Posted March 6, 2015 Staff Posted March 6, 2015 Sorry but this isn't something we can add as the AI format is private. Does After effects import PDF? Quote
7immer Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 Oh no that sucks :(I can import PDF's but I get the same issue. No layer or vector editing support (at least as far as I've tested).This unfortunately this means my idea of an AD / APh / AfterEffects combo isn't doable. I was really hoping to get rid of illustrator :( Thanks for replying TopCat :) Quote
7immer Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 At least there is .PSD export for raster images, few! I'm very grateful for this, thanks! Quote
ronnyb Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 What about vector SVGs, does AE import that format? You can also try copying and pasting the paths.... Oh no that sucks :(I can import PDF's but I get the same issue. No layer or vector editing support (at least as far as I've tested).This unfortunately this means my idea of an AD / APh / AfterEffects combo isn't doable. I was really hoping to get rid of illustrator :( Thanks for replying TopCat :) Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia 15.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 18.1
Petar Petrenko Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Sorry but this isn't something we can add as the AI format is private. Does After effects import PDF? I'm sorry, but I don't understand that AI format is private. QuarkXPress imports AI files, so does CorelDRAW and I think a lot more apps import AI format files. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100)
Dave Harris Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Affinity imports AI files too. Illustrator includes a PDF stream in them, and PDF is a public format, we all read that. We don't read the native Illustrator data, and we certainly can't write it. Quote
Staff TonyB Posted March 7, 2015 Staff Posted March 7, 2015 What about mentor SVGs, does AE import that format? You can also try copying and pasting the paths.... Oh no that sucks :( I can import PDF's but I get the same issue. No layer or vector editing support (at least as far as I've tested). This unfortunately this means my idea of an AD / APh / AfterEffects combo isn't doable. I was really hoping to get rid of illustrator :( Thanks for replying TopCat :) If you can import PDF then we should be able to get this working. We are implementing our own PDF export soon so will include layer information. I will take us a few months but just keep a look out for betas. ronnyb 1 Quote
Petar Petrenko Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 But, as I know, PDF format does not support layers. So, what is the benefit of importing/exporting PDFs if it doesn't remember layers? Why not AI? Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100)
ronnyb Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Of course PDF supports layers... But, as I know, PDF format does not support layers. So, what is the benefit of importing/exporting PDFs if it doesn't remember layers? Why not AI? Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia 15.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 18.1
retrograde Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Hi Tony, will the Affinity PDF export format features include any security options to limit edit-ability on the receivers end? For sending out proofs, documents or invoices that are secure and lockable. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/
Staff TonyB Posted March 9, 2015 Staff Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Tony, will the Affinity PDF export format features include any security options to limit edit-ability on the receivers end? For sending out proofs, documents or invoices that are secure and lockable. Yes we will support PDF security features. Quote
doppelklick Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 We are using Illustrator 8 Files in our CAD Software so is this old file format privat as well? Quote
Staff TonyB Posted April 11, 2015 Staff Posted April 11, 2015 v8 files are actually based on postscript so we could import them with some effect. The only problem is not many apps use such an old version of the file format so it would be difficult to justify. Quote
AndreaR Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 AI is Adobe proprietary format, and it is very unlikely Adobe will license the format to a competitor. That is the very reason it is already some years it were put so much effort on "open" file formats. Imho, it is better concentrate efforts on SVG and maybe propose updates to the specification, to be able add all info that still cannot be placed into SVG today, thus the need of proprietary formats. I may be a visionary, but I really want see one day a digital world with very few file formats, all of them open, and every software developer concentrate more on its product than the file format of load and save. We still are far from it. Quote
Achim63 Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 So true, AndreaR. For now we should try to use SVG as much as possible. I still remember all the hassle we had with .ai and .eps 25 years ago when I was working as a typographer, and it's a pity that this Adobe legacy is still giving headaches to some. So I'd be strictly against supporting those really outdated file formats. Quote
halfnibble Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 SVG is the standard for vector graphics--not .ai files. Adobe Illustrator and any other respectable vector graphics software should be able to import/export the SVG file format. Including the ability to edit paths, etc. Quote
retrograde Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Hi Tony any closer on those PDF Security features? Thanks. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/
C.biz Posted February 3, 2016 Posted February 3, 2016 v8 files are actually based on postscript so we could import them with some effect. The only problem is not many apps use such an old version of the file format so it would be difficult to justify. just a side note: Maxon Cinema 4D uses this format to import vector art into their 3D programs too! so it would be great and highly appreciated to export V8 files from Affinity Designer!!! Quote
Hokusai Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 C.biz, TonyB was explaining that it might be possible to import v8 .ai files into Affinity Designer, not to export them from Affinity Designer. As a side question, Cinema 4D can't import PDF files? I honestly don't know as I am not a Cinema 4D user. Hokusai Quote
anon1 Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 can you try to just change the .pdf to .ai? cause ai also has a PDF stream and so your program might recognize the cheated PDF.ai just as a normal .ai Quote
C.biz Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 thanks for the good suggestions guys! @Hokusai no PDF's or better C4D recognizes them as a picture format and opens it in the picture viewer and not as Spline to work with it in 3D. @MBd changing the suffix from .pdf to .ai didn't do the trick: Unknown file format! SVG and EPS don't do the trick either and even from Illustrator the file has to be saved as V8 to work with C4D. Quote
Stephen_H Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Most 3D applications require vectors to be imported as an Illustrator 8 file. There also seems to be a lot of Illustrator 8 support, both exporting and importing. I get that a CC version would be a proprietory format, but 8 seems to be public. If memory serves me, Illustrator 8 doesn't support images or transparency. It's practically postscript level 1 and hasn't been a master "working" file for over a decade. Are you guys sure version 8 hasn't been made public? It bears so little resemblance to any other Illustrator file format since. Oval 1 Quote
Dave Harris Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Illustrator 8 files are essentially EPS with several huge blobs of binary data. We can (now) import them, because we can import EPS. We can't export them because we don't know what should go in the binary data. You could try exporting as EPS and then changing the file extension to .ai, and you might find your other app can then import it as AI8. However, it would be dishonest for us to claim that as AI export, because it wouldn't contain Illustrator's private data and so would not be fully editable in Illustrator. C.biz and Teo_ 2 Quote
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