• Adobe After Effects

  3D motion Tracking data into AE (how?)

  Posted by Noizzz on December 8, 2006 at 2:23 pm

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  Chris Smith replied 19 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Mylenium

  December 8, 2006 at 3:22 pm

  Matchmover only outputs 2D data when using the direct AE output. It’s stated somewhere on their website. Pretty much every other tracker does the same. Unless they provide a special importer like Boujou, AE has no way of knowing how to handle the 3D data. You have to take the long way round by adding an intermediate step in your 3D app and using the tools provided there.

  Mylenium

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  Chris Smith

  December 8, 2006 at 5:50 pm

  You’re on the right track using the .ma file in AE. But you just need to use it right. It’s not something that can be simply explained here. Trust me, once you get it, it’s a perfect match.

  Search for tutorials to get ma files working in AE. Personally I output 3D data to C4D and use C4D’s AE project creator to go from 3D tracker to AE but I used to use the .ma way and it works great once you wrap your head around it.

  Chris Smith
  https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

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