Vector file - newb question

After reading the user manual, I still don't understand how this works. Let's say I use Adobe Illustrator to draw a picture of sayyyyyyyy.......a kitty. Is there any possible way to take my kitty picture, export it out of illustrator as a vector file and import it into Motion so that motion can scale that image more or less indefinitely and maintain the crystal clear image no matter what the size. Like, can I zoom in on kitty's eyeball in Motion and still have the image look good?
Sorry for the newbie question but I just have not worked with vector images much. Thanks for any help.

The answer is yes. All you do is save the file as .ai or .pdf, bring it into Motion, and turn off fixed resolution for the underlying media (import the file to the Canvas, select it in the Media tab of the Project Pane, select the Media tab of the Inspector, and uncheck Fixed Resolution). You can now scale it as large as you wish with no loss of resolution.

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