File formats supported for import by After Effects


    You can import the following file formats into After Effects 6.0.

    Format

    Windows

    Mac OS

    Adobe Illustrator (.ai, .ai4, .ai5, .eps, .ps)

    Yes

    Yes

    Adobe PDF (.pdf)

    First page only

    First page only

    Adobe Photoshop (.psd)

    16 bpc

    16 bpc

    Adobe Premiere 6.0 (.ppj)

    Yes

    Yes

    Adobe Premiere 7.0 (.prproj)

    Yes

    No

    Animated GIF (.gif)

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    AU (.au)

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Audio Interchange File Format AIFF (.aiff)

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Bitmap (.bmp, .rle)

    Yes

    Yes

    Cineon (.cin)

    Converts to 8 or 16 bpc, per Project Settings

    Converts to 8 or 16 bpc, per Project Settings

    Discreet RLA/RPF (.rla, .rpf)

    16 bpc (imports camera data)

    16 bpc (imports camera data)

    ElectricImage (.img, .eiz)

    Yes

    Yes

    EPS (.eps

    Yes

    Yes

    Filmstrip (.flm)

    Yes

    Yes

    FLC (.flc)

    Yes

    Yes

    FLI (.fli)

    Yes

    Yes

    JPEG (.jpg, jpe)

    Yes

    Yes

    Macromedia Flash (.swf)

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Maya camera data

    Professional edition only

    Professional edition only

    Maya IFF (.iff)

    16 bpc

    16 bpc

    MP3 (.mp3)

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    MPEG-1 (.mpg)

    Yes

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    PCX (.pcx)

    Yes

    Yes

    Pict (.pct, .pic)

    Yes

    Yes

    Pixar (.pxr)

    Yes

    Yes

    Portable Network Graphics (.png)

    16 bit

    16 bit

    QuickTime (.mov)

    16 bpc and requires QuickTime 5.0

    16 bpc and requires QuickTime 5.0

    SGI (.sgi, .rgb)

    16 bpc

    16 bpc

    Softimage (.pic)

    Yes

    Yes

    Targa (.tga, .vda, .icb, .vst)

    Yes

    Yes

    TIFF (.tif)

    Yes

    Yes

    Video for Windows (.avi, .wav)

    Yes

    Requires QuickTime 5.0

    Windows Media File (.wmv)

    Yes

    No

    Note: File formats that use Adobe Photoshop plug-ins include BMP, PCX, and Pixar.

    For more information on 16 bpc, see "Rendering and exporting 16-bits-per-channel files (Pro only)" on page 684. For more information and an extensive list of QuickTime-supported formats, see the Apple Web site. You can also check the Adobe Web site for updates.