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Seamless Backdrop
Any suggestions on how to create a seamless curved gradiated backround, similar to a “hard cove” where the backround starts at the ceiling then curve
as it touches the floor and extends to the camera. Sounds like it may be that plugin that bends planes…. -
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Mmh, what are you intending to do? Unless you intend to fly around, you could achieve the same result using a simple gradient plus Optics Compensation on an adjustment layer (to fake lens distortion)
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My goal is to create a 3d space that has a curved backdrop (with color gradiation on it) that will take shadows from layes placed in front of it
(ie Logos). Simlar to the cove we have in the studio. A simple AE 3d environment with a curve “cyc”. -
Forge Free Form seems an expensive way to do this .
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Not to be harsh, but AE has its limits. This is one of them. Remember, AE consists of flat planes in a 3D space. Every 3D effect in AE is (or was) a third-party plugin that creates a 3D movie on one of those planes. Unless Adobe licenses Freeform as they have licensed Evolution and the CC effects, we’ll have to buy it separately.
I remember a session (at AE West?) where the developers answered questions from the assembled throng about new features for AE. Many of the requests were for more 3D features. Many of the answers took the form of “get Maya”. 🙂 … the meaning being that the designers have no intention of creating a 3D app, whether polygon-based or not.
Just as many motion graphic artists moved away from Premiere to AE (at least me, anyway) to accomplish their goals, more and more of them have moved to 3D apps to accomplish their goals. It’s rough to be in the spot just before your move to a 3D app, but once you use one, you’ll find out that it really can be quite simple and flexible.
Just my opinion. 🙂
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It turns out that Forge Free form was exactly what the doctor ordered.
My simple need for a backdrop in 3D space was nicely achieved in After Effects. I think you miscontrued
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Nope. I knew what you wanted … but you thought FF seemed to be an expensive solution. Given that, the only other alternative was a 3D app. 🙂
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I’ve been playing with card dance. You can create the curve there if you set up a bunch of rows, but i can’t figure out how to make a card dance layer accept shadows. i’m really having fun with card dance. my new favorite time waster.
haven’t played with freform. may check it out
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Steve nosing in again …
Nice thought, but if we recall that:
1) the card dance effect creates a virtual movie of a 3D effect on a flat layer which acts as a kind of movie screen, and
2) AE’s lights and shadows only work with flat 3D layers casting shadows on each other… then since the card dance layer is really a 2D layer, if you want 3D shadows on it, you’ll have to find light and shadow settings within the Card Dance effect controls, similar to the “use comp camera” button.
Though that would be darn useful, it’s not there yet. It would go a long way towards spicing up the card dance effect, though I smell nasty render times if the AE team ever gets it happening. 🙂
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