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After Effects and Open GL – 3D plugin
I recently installed After Effects 7.0 professional on my windows PC. My graphics card is a Matrox Parhelia and seems to conflict with the Open GL-3D. I had to remove this Open GL-3D plugin for After Effects to open. How important is this plugin to the operation of AE. I am just learning how to use 3-D motion control with the instruction of Mr. Richard Harrington’s DVD series that explains the 3-D motion control technique that Rhed Pixel created. Will the lack of this Open GL-3D plugin affect employing this technique and rendering the results. I have another PC with an ATI all-in-wonder graphics card that may be more compatible. What should I do or consider. In advance, thanks for your assistance.
Sincerely Yours,
John
John P. Lauri
Cinematographer
DiamondInfo Productions
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In some situations, the OpenGL plug can speed up the viewing of the composition window as you work. However, it doesn’t work as well as a lot of us would like, so we either switch it off or remove it if it misbehaves. This does not cripple AE, nor does it affect our renders. Personally, I rarely use OpenGL in AE. It’s more valuable in 3D apps such as Lightwave or Maya.
If you search the AE COW for OpenGL, you should find more info.
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Thanks! You have saved me a lot of trouble.
Sincerely Yours,
John
John P. Lauri
Cinematographer
DiamondInfo Productions
answers@DiamondInfo.com
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