# Help with material import!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-material-import/3893>\
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**Created:** [April 30, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-material-import/3893 "2002-04-30T02:35:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-material-import/3893/1 "2002-04-30T02:35:57Z")

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i need to import a image file to fill as the surface material for objects in my movie but i tried to import eps files made in paintshop pro 7 and it says it can not import this, i want to ask how do i import an eps file and make it a material, pls help!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-material-import/3893/2 "2002-05-05T11:16:05Z")

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you cannot do imports for the purpose of material editing in swift. you can import an ai or EPS image, but never, never, never, rasterized.

the manual offers some hints on creating clean vectors for import.