• Adobe After Effects

  Please advise me on 3d space and orientation

  Posted by Tracy Foster on February 4, 2012 at 9:26 am

  I am working on a commission that has turned out to be a bit 3D (AECS5) which is posing challenges as I mainly work in 2D. I need to fully understand:

  1. setting up a 3d space with lights etc
  2. using custom views etc to orientate myself around
  3. using cameras by parenting to a null object and moving null objects

  Once I have a set up a 3D space it is tricky to see where everything is without first clicking on a layer – is there an easier way? Do any of the views affect the camera? If anyone can point me to useful tutorials (I have done loads but need more!) I would be very grateful. I have only managed to find one tutorial on kinetic typography which is central to this project – so if anyone knows of any please advise.

  Thank you.

  T

  Tracy Foster replied 14 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  John Cuevas

  February 4, 2012 at 9:41 pm

  Try starting here: https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/#07

  Johnny Cuevas, Editor
  Thinkck.com

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  Tracy Foster

  February 4, 2012 at 10:26 pm

  Thank you for getting back to me. I appreciate it.

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