Import the footage ?¬?le. Double-click inside the Project panel. This opens 2.
the Import File dialog box. Locate the Superhero.ai ?¬?le inside the 01_Footage
folder in 01_Parenting/Chapter_07. Select the ?¬?le. Choose Composition ??“
Cropped Layers as the Import type. Click OK.
Figure 7.3: Import the Adobe Illustrator ?¬?le into the Project panel as
a composition with cropped layers.
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Double-click on the Superhero composition in the Project panel to open it in 3.
the Timeline and Composition panels. Why import an Illustrator ?¬?le instead
of a Flash ?¬?le? Each Illustrator layer imports with their original dimensions.
Flash SWF ?¬?les are imported as ?¬‚attened rasterized ?¬?les.
Before you ???parent??? the layers, you need to move each layer??™s anchor point. 4.
This allows the character??™s limbs to rotate correctly at the joints rather than at
the center which is an anchor point??™s default location. To do this:
Select the 3 Head layer. Notice in the Comp Window the small cross hair target
that appears between the superhero??™s eyes. That is the anchor point.
Go to the 3 Tools panel and select the Pan Behind Tool .
Go back to the Comp Window and click and drag the anchor point 3
down to the superhero??™s chin.
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