• Adobe After Effects

  Newton and the illusion of a cube

  Posted by Scott Green on September 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm

  Hi,

  I have an effect in mind that I want to recreate but I’m not sure how I can achieve it.

  I want to create a couple of dice that drop, bounce off some type and land on the floor. I’m thinking of using Newton, but I haven’t got AE CS6, just CS5, so my question is, will a 2D dice look good enough as a flat image do you think or can I create the illusion of it turning naturally somehow?

  What would you suggest I do to get the best result?

  Thanks.

  Creative Multimedia Design Manchester | S©tt Green | Splurj

  Joseph W. bourke replied 13 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Andrey Sibiryakov

  September 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm

  Hi Scott.

  Have you thought about extruding you dice after being animated by Newton? with 3dextruder of aescripts, or some plugins…

  Or, maybe, you can use Newton 2d physics, bake it and add
  https://www.motion-graphics-exchange.com/after-effects/3D-Cube-Creator/4ecfe9fc68188
  and 3d rotation.
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  Joseph W. bourke

  September 18, 2012 at 2:33 am

  Dave is right – a dedicated 3D app is going to get you there a lot faster and better. While I’ve seen some of the Newton demos in which there appears to be some 3D going on, it’s basically a parlor trick. You never see the camera moving around, because the 3D you’re seeing is really 2D/3D.

  Newton is amazing for what it does, putting a physics engine in After Effects, and there’s a major update due in a month or so; I can’t wait to see what’s getting added. But for dice, go with 3D.

  Joe Bourke
  Owner/Creative Director
  Bourke Media
  http://www.bourkemedia.com

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