Figma and SVG to After Effects with AI
Yes, Figma and SVG go into After Effects with AI: export the frame as SVG, give it to ChatGPT, Claude or any MCP client connected to Prism, and it lands in your open comp as shape layers and live text.
After Effects imports an SVG. It does not keep the text as text: Adobe's own 26.3 beta, dated 2026-04-20, still asks you to convert SVG text to curves before pasting. Through Prism the type arrives typeable, and the same conversation that imported it animates it.
What you say, and what lands
| You type | What appears in your comp |
|---|---|
| "Import ~/Desktop/hero-frame.svg into this comp as editable text and shape layers." | One shape layer per path or group, one text layer per text run, fonts still fonts |
| "Then stagger every layer in from the bottom (fade-up, 80 ms apart, iOS default ease) and hold the CTA button for a 1.05× pulse." | Position and opacity keyframes on each layer, 80 ms apart, a scale pulse on the button |
| "Change the tagline to the German version and keep the layout." | The tagline retyped, nothing else moved |
| "Restyle the headline to HelveticaNeue-Bold without touching the shapes." | The font swapped on that text layer only |
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How to do 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 |
Where this bites
| Situation | What you can now do |
|---|---|
| A logo lockup where the tagline changes per market | Retype the tagline, keep the lockup |
| Titles designed in Figma that need localising | One import, one text change per language |
| Anything a client revises after animation | Change the words, keep the keyframes |
What it needs
| After Effects | 2024, 2025 or 2026, macOS or Windows |
| AI client | any MCP client: ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and others |
| Plan | a Free account is enough; SVG import and animation use MCP actions, not the Prism AI balance |
What it does not do
Text already outlined in the SVG stays outlined; there is no live type left to recover. There is no Figma plugin or one-step transfer; the SVG export is the bridge. The SVG imports static, and motion is what you describe afterwards.
Common questions
Yes, when the SVG contains text. Each text run becomes a text layer you can retype and restyle. Text outlined before export comes in as shapes.
No. The layers are ordinary shape and text layers; nothing on the timeline depends on a plugin.
They export as their rendered geometry. Positions and sizes are exact; the layout rules that produced them stay in Figma.
Adobe's importer, including the 26.3 beta, converts SVG text to curves. Prism reads the text elements itself and creates text layers instead.
Yes. Describe the motion in the same conversation, and it is keyframed on the imported layers with the ease and stagger you asked for.
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PowerPoint to After Effects with AI: paste a slide's content or its SVG export and it is built in your comp as editable text and shape layers you can animate.
Every format
Multiple aspect ratios in After Effects with AI: one 16:9 master becomes 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 comps with the layout rebuilt for each frame and every keyframe kept.