If you are an Adobe Creative Cloud user you probably know how convenient it is to switch from one program to another by just importing the source file. Importing Photoshop files to After Effects and retaining the layers is probably the most common example.

Import Animate Source files right into After Effects

Adobe is now going one step further with Adobe Animate files. Now you can import Animate project files into After Effects natively.

After Effects will convert your layers into .SWF files (Flash users might remember that file format). If your Animate project contained any audio files, you will be prompted with a checkbox if you want to import that as well.

Once imported in After Effects, you can work your usual Motion Design magic like adding backgrounds, scribble effects, lights etc. and exporting your final animation.

You’ve probably seen the popular “line scribble” dance videos from Blotter Media, which has been covered in countless After Effects tutorials to recreate that look. Now with native Adobe Animate import creating that kind of videos should be much easier.

Check out the video below for more details.