• Adobe After Effects

  Can Camera act on only certain 3d layers?

  Posted by Bob Cole on January 17, 2007 at 12:45 am

  I don’t see good old Basic 3D in the Effects anymore and I miss it.

  I have a camera and two 3d layers. I don’t want the camera’s movement to affect layer 3. How is that done?

  — Bob C

  Bob Cole replied 19 years, 6 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  Steve Roberts

  January 17, 2007 at 1:00 am

  Try precomping the 3D layer that you don’t want to be affected by the camera and leave its “collapse transformations” switch off.

  Mind you, I haven’t tried this.
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  Mylenium

  January 17, 2007 at 6:32 am

  Mmh, I don’t really see your problem. If it’s supposed to be unaffected by the cam move, it effectively behaves like a 2D layer. So why not simply pre-compose (like Steve said already)?

  Mylenium

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  Iancorey

  January 17, 2007 at 6:33 am

  Anytime you are looking for an Effect that may have moved since an upgrade:
  Go to the Windows menu and choose Effects and Presets. There’s a search field type the name of the effect you desire and you’ll find it. Basic 3D is in there somewhere.
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  Brian Charles

  January 17, 2007 at 1:56 pm

  Effects > Perspective > Basic 3D

  Where it’s always been.
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  Bob Cole

  January 17, 2007 at 5:05 pm

  Thanks for the tips — valuable, all of them.

  Yes, Basic 3d is in Perspective — I swear I didn’t see it there yesterday.

  — Bob C

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