# Importing .swf into After Effects

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-swf-into-after-effects/285522>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-swf-into-after-effects/285522 "2009-04-01T21:16:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![cleepa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cleepa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cleepa)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-swf-into-after-effects/285522/1 "2009-04-01T21:16:26Z")

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Is it possible to keep masks in an .swf that is imported to After Effects CS4? It seems that AE is displaying the masks every time.