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Alex Sprinkle · January 14th, 2009, 09:27 AM

Ok, I have an odd request. I've just opened up AI for the first time today (it's a prebuilt file for me). I have a political map of the world all in shades of gray. Through the course of a video, as we cut back to it, we want to highlight different sections. I have about 20 files, all with different areas highlighted. And I could just fade the other ones in as we bring a lot of them into the video. The only problem with that, though, is I'm building this flat image ito a "3d" model in AE. Is there a way to just add color to different sections of the map (now a globe), as it turns?

Alex Sprinkle · January 15th, 2009, 10:40 AM

*Solved / Bypassed*

New problem:
I'm importing a vector image of a map of the world. I need to be able to zoom into parts. I've used CC Sphere to turn it into a globe. As I zoom in, it doesn't hold it's vector look, and gets fuzzy. Ideas?

Ted Ramasola · January 16th, 2009, 10:02 AM

have you tried to click rasterize? Im not sure if it will work in your case.

Alex Sprinkle · January 16th, 2009, 10:58 AM

Yeah, it doesn't do anything. All vector imaging is lost with CC sphere

January 14th, 2009, 09:27 AM	#1
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Illustrator to After Effects Ok, I have an odd request. I've just opened up AI for the first time today (it's a prebuilt file for me). I have a political map of the world all in shades of gray. Through the course of a video, as we cut back to it, we want to highlight different sections. I have about 20 files, all with different areas highlighted. And I could just fade the other ones in as we bring a lot of them into the video. The only problem with that, though, is I'm building this flat image ito a "3d" model in AE. Is there a way to just add color to different sections of the map (now a globe), as it turns? __________________ What if hand guns were really hand guns?

January 15th, 2009, 10:40 AM	#2
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Solved / Bypassed New problem: I'm importing a vector image of a map of the world. I need to be able to zoom into parts. I've used CC Sphere to turn it into a globe. As I zoom in, it doesn't hold it's vector look, and gets fuzzy. Ideas? __________________ What if hand guns were really hand guns?

January 16th, 2009, 10:58 AM	#4
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Yeah, it doesn't do anything. All vector imaging is lost with CC sphere __________________ What if hand guns were really hand guns?

January 16th, 2009, 10:02 AM	#3
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	have you tried to click rasterize? Im not sure if it will work in your case.