FAQ: Why are my vector graphics (e.g., from Illustrator) jagged or soft?

(For a video version of this frequently asked question and answer, click this link.)
After Effects must convert imported vector graphics to bitmap (raster) graphics. By default, this conversion (called "rasterization") happens once for a layer, and it happens before transformations, like scaling. This means that scaling such a layer up is really scaling a bitmap image, and that can expose jagged pixelation.
You can tell After Effects to rasterize after transformations like scaling, and to do so once per frame, to ensure that each frame is as crisp as possible. Just click the Continuously Rasterize switch for the layer.
This is only an issue for imported vector graphics (from Illustrator, SWF, EPS, and PDF files). Vector graphics created in After Effects, like text and shape layers, are always continuously rasterized.
For more information, see"Continuously rasterize a layer containing vector graphics".

I'm going to answer my own question and then ask another.... Why?
When I open just one PDF document it look great. but when i open two, the second
document always has this fuzziness to the edges. Doesnt matter which documents I open
This is a close up of two documents opened and the windows placed over each other. As hopefully you can see
in this screen capture, the one on the right has a furry edge and looks quite rough. Its the document opened second.
Any ideas?

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