<p>This is After Effect's automatic behavior any time it encounters more than one file with sequentially-numbered filenames. It's trying to import them all as entire <strong>file sequence</strong>. This effectively imports every file, but presents them all as  one single animated footage item, with each file representing one frame.</p>

<p>The solution is that in the "Import File" dialogue box, highlight one or more Illustrator files, and then <strong>deselect</strong> the checkbox at the bottom named <code>Illustrator/PDF/ESP Sequence</code>.</p>

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2020-05-11T00:50:41.683Z
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Allen Ellis
<p>I'm trying to import ai file named something 1_03.ai but everytime it shows stubborn behaviour, instead it imports something 1_01.ai I tried something 1_02.ai, but again it imported 1_01.</p>

<p>Then I renamed it to something something else.ai and it imported successfully?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JIiBA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JIiBA.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Is it a bug or some feature of Ae aur I shouldn't name them in this way?</p>

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After Effects 2020 not importing the required file
Vikas
# After Effects 2020 not importing the required file

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-06)

I'm trying to import ai file named something 1\_03.ai but everytime it shows stubborn behaviour, instead it imports something 1\_01.ai I tried something 1\_02.ai, but again it imported 1\_01.

Then I renamed it to something something else.ai and it imported successfully?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/JIiBA.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/JIiBA.png)

Is it a bug or some feature of Ae aur I shouldn't name them in this way?

**Tags:** after-effects, footage


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-11. Score: 1

This is After Effect's automatic behavior any time it encounters more than one file with sequentially-numbered filenames. It's trying to import them all as entire **file sequence**. This effectively imports every file, but presents them all as one single animated footage item, with each file representing one frame.

The solution is that in the "Import File" dialogue box, highlight one or more Illustrator files, and then **deselect** the checkbox at the bottom named `Illustrator/PDF/ESP Sequence`.


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