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Cant export camera from C4D to AE!
So, I am having some problems when I am importing the aec file to my after effects cs6.
I am using Cinema4D R17 btw. So, when I am importing the aec file, the render shows up,
but the camera data and the lights data dont! I have the newest cineware plugin, but it
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Do you have the “Include 3D data” box checked in the Render>Save>Compositing Project File settings?
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Not to hijack your post Edgars, but I cannot get the .aec files to work at all going from R17 to CS6. When exporting the same C4D project file from R13 to CS6 it works fine, but not from R17. Perhaps Adam, you can shed some light on this. I seem to remember a post from a few years ago where you told someone to use the exchange plugins from R16. Is that still correct? If so, as I only have R13 and R17, I would very much appreciate it if you could provide a download of the R16 exchange plugins.
Interestingly enough, the icon for the .aec file created from R17 (the top one below) looks different than the one from R13, leading me to think there is something missing:
Edit: Adam, I found the Maxon download page for the plugin updates, but the R16 version appears to be the same one given for R17. So if you know of any of them that will work with R17 please let me know. Thanks.
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It’s working here for me with R17 and AE CS6. I’m using the plugin that’s installed in R17’s Maxon>Exchange Plugins folder.
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Thanks Adam. Unfortunately for me that plugin is not working.
The C4DImporter.plugin that I have in AE’s plugin folder is dated July 19, 2014. Is that the same one you have? And are you on a Mac or Windows computer? I also have a C4DFormat.plugin, a C4DExporter.plugin, and a Cinema4DAE.plugin, though I think there must be some redundancy there because when I go to export an AE project to C4D there are two C4D Exporter choices given in the selection window. If you could enlighten me on what the differences between those three are, and which ones may be old or redundant, I would appreciate it.
Also, I know that icons can be easily changed, but it seems odd to me that the icon for the .aec file generated by R17 (the one that does not work properly) is different from the working file from R13. Any ideas?
Thanks
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Ok, I found the problem. Apparently the Cinema4DAE.plugin was old and causing a conflict. Once I removed that the import into AE CS6 works fine with the R17 .aec file (though I still have two “Cinema 4D Exporter” selections in the Export dialogue box).
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Hi Jim,
I’m on Windows. The C4DImporter plugin I have is dated 5-11-15, so newer than the one you’re talking about. This is the plugin that allows AE to open the .aec files.
The C4DFormat plugin allows you to go the other way: from AE to Cinema.
You may have multiple versions installed which could be the problem. I’d delete the ones you have installed now and replace them with the versions in the Exchange Plugins folder that was installed with R17.
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Thanks Adam. The Mac version is older, but still the latest Maxon has provided. Thankfully I found the problem with the conflicting plugin.
Thanks for the info on the C4DFormat plugin. The export from AE to C4D is working fine as well.
Edit: the C4DExporter.plugin I had was old as well. Removing that eliminated the second Cinema 4D Exporter choice in AE’s Export dialogue.
All is well now. Thanks.
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Thanks for letting me borrow your post to work out my problem, Edgars. As if you had a choice. 😉
Hopefully you solved your own issue with Adam’s first response.
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Hi guys,
I’m getting the same problem with R17. The .aec file C4D generates is unusually small plus it doesn’t seem like c4d calculates the data when it exports as it is almost instant. I’ve dropped a cube, a camera and a light into c4d and the file size it saved was 757bytes. Thats not normal is it? I’m also experiencing the issue Jim was getting with the file icon.
Please help!
Thanks,
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Blair,
Do you have more than just the two plugins (C4DFormat and C4DImporter) from Applications> Maxon>Cinema 4D R17> Exchange Plugins in your AE Plugins folder? If so, they are probably older versions like I had that are messing up the import.
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