• Adobe After Effects

  Visible 3d camera path

  Posted by Chris Gosling on July 18, 2009 at 10:09 am

  After a few hours of pulling my hair out….

  Is there any way to have a 3d camera path visible at all times without having the layer selected?

  I am doing a flyby animation (the first time I have used the 3d in AE) and I need position items in relation to the camera path that I have animated. It is a real PITA that I cannot see the path all the time.

  Please excuse the noob question, I’m sure there is a simple answer but I just can’t find it.

  Thanx

  Les Nemeth replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Les Nemeth

  July 18, 2009 at 6:52 pm

  Unfortunately, I don’t know. There prolly is, but maybe isn’t.

  However, what immediately come to mind – as a quick and dirty solution – is this:
  1. select the camera so it’s path is visible and hide everything else. make it so it’s on a black or white BG
  2. do a screenshot and bring it into photoshop
  3. crop it to the comp’s size
  4. bring it back the ae as the top layer
  5. adjust opacity and/or layer blending so it will be always visible and still you can see all other items

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