Use cases
Import SVG into After Effects with editable text
After Effects can import an SVG. It cannot keep the text as text. Type arrives as outlines, and the moment a word changes you are rebuilding the artwork instead of retyping it.
What survives the import
| Native import | Through Prism | |
|---|---|---|
| Text | Outlines. Not typeable, not restyleable | Real text layers |
| Shapes | Shape layers | Shape layers |
| Font | Baked into the outline | Still a font you can change |
| A copy change | Rebuild the artwork | Retype it |
The difference is one word: editable
Vectors are the easy half and several tools do it. Text is the half that decides whether the file is still a working asset a week later.
Where this bites
- A logo lockup where the tagline changes per market
- Titles designed in Figma or Illustrator that need localising
- An icon set where labels have to match the copy deck
- Anything a client will revise after it is animated
Try it
- "Import this SVG and keep the text as text layers."
- "Change the tagline to the German version and keep the layout."
- "Restyle the headline to Helvetica Neue Bold without touching the shapes."
Related
An agent in your timeline
An AI agent that reads your live composition and writes native layers and keyframes into it, rather than printing a script for you to paste and debug.
Troubleshooting
Fix the most common Prism issues in After Effects: connection checks, tools that do nothing, wrong-looking results, clipped glyphs, and intermittent operations.