Pixalogic Rayo

Transfer Illustrator artwork to After Effects, clean up imported layers, send palettes, and return supported AE shape paths to Illustrator.

Quick Start

  1. Open Rayo in Illustrator when you want to send artwork to After Effects.
  2. Select the vector artwork, text, group, or palette source you want to transfer.
  3. Choose Comp, Split, or Merge.
  4. Enable Use active AE comp only when the active After Effects comp is the destination.
  5. Click Send to AE, then continue in After Effects with the Prep tools if needed.

Illustrator transfer controls in Rayo.

Illustrator transfer controls in Rayo.

Caption: Illustrator transfer controls in Rayo.

What Rayo Does

Feature Description
AI to AE transfer Sends selected Illustrator artwork into After Effects as editable shape or text content.
Palette transfer Collects fill, stroke, text, and readable gradient-stop colors from the Illustrator selection.
AE prep tools Precomp, crop, move anchor points, and create null controls for selected AE layers.
AE to AI return Sends supported selected AE shape and mask paths back into Illustrator.

Illustrator To After Effects

Before you send