Supported import formats – Adobe After Effects CS3 User Manual
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Supported import formats
Some file-name extensions—such as MOV and AVI—denote container file formats rather than denoting a specific
audio, video, or image data format. Container files can contain data encoded using various compression and
encoding schemes. After Effects can import these container files, but the ability to import the data that they contain
is dependent on which codecs (specifically, decoders) are installed.
By installing additional codecs, you can extend the ability of After Effects to import additional file types. Most codecs
must be installed into the operating system (Windows or Mac OS) and work as a component inside the QuickTime
or Video for Windows formats. Contact the manufacturer of your hardware or software for more information about
codecs that work with the files that your specific devices or applications create.
The Automatic Duck Pro Import AE tool extends your ability to import assets in various formats, including those
used by popular non-linear editing systems. For more information, see the Automatic Duck website:
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Audio formats
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Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, M4A)
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Audio Interchange File Format (AIF, AIFF)
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MP3 (MP3, MPEG, MPG, MPA, MPE)
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Video for Windows (AVI, WAV; requires QuickTime on Mac OS)
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Waveform (WAV)
Still-image formats
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Adobe Illustrator (AI, AI4, AI5, EPS, PS; continuously rasterized)
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Adobe PDF (PDF; first page only; continuously rasterized)
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Adobe Photoshop (PSD)
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Bitmap (BMP, RLE, DIB)
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Camera raw (TIF, CRW, NEF, RAF, ORF, MRW, DCR, MOS, RAW, PEF, SRF, DNG, X3F, CR2, ERF)
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Cineon (CIN, DPX; converts to project’s color bit depth: 8, 16, or 32 bpc)
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Discreet RLA/RPF (RLA, RPF; 16 bpc, imports camera data)
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EPS
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GIF
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JPEG (JPG, JPE)
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Maya camera data (MA)
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Maya IFF (IFF, TDI; 16 bpc)
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OpenEXR (EXR; 32 bpc)
Note: Plug-ins from fnord software provide access to multiple layers and channels of OpenEXR files:
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PCX
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PICT (PCT)
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Pixar (PXR)
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Portable Network Graphics (PNG; 16 bpc)