Can after effects sequences be imported to Unity for GUI?

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1

Hello, we're trying to make a UI for our game and were wondering if file formats from After Effects can import into Unity

thanks

Bryan

2

If you mean simply dragging an After Effects file into Unity and it interprets it like it does a Photoshop .psd, then no.

Cheers,

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3

Hi,

While you can't get your After Effects file in, you CAN get your After Effects keyframe data in - and then use that data to recreate the animation.

In After Effects simply select the keyframes you want to replicate, control C to copy them, then open up a text editor and paste the data. It will show you something like this:

Adobe After Effects 8.0 Keyframe Data

     Units Per Second      29.97
     Source Width      1
     Source Height      1
     Source Pixel Aspect Ratio      1
     Comp Pixel Aspect Ratio      1

Transform      Position
     Frame      X pixels      Y pixels      Z pixels      
     0      356.006      270.637      0        
     6      361.781      273.339      0        
     11      359.628      267.893      0

You can then use this data to replicate the animation in unity.

If you want the exact position per frame (rather than keyframes):

  1. select the property you're interested in
  2. add the expression 'value'
  3. Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Convert Expression To Keyframes
  4. select all the new keyframes, copy, then paste into a text editor

Good luck.

4

Hello.
I just made plugin with can import After Effect animation to Unity project

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