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3D camera zoom in with constant movement (infinite zoom)
Hello guys! I am doing some tests for a job I have to do. So basically I need to start with a couple of pictures, separate the different depth layers and use them to create a parallax effects.
I set up all the layers and create a camera. The camera animation should move on all the 3 axes but mostly on the Z since I should create a zoom in effect focused on a far away detail that at the end of the first image should reveal the second. So basically an infinite zoom. I know that I can use exponential scale to create a smooth animation but how can I achieve this effect here, where I have the camera moving? What I’ve got so far, even if it’s a linear animation, is that when I’m close to the last layer the camera movement seems to increase its speed so it is difficult to blend from the first picture to the second seamlessly. Does anyone have any ideas? can you help me?
I hope all these lines do make sense.. thank you!
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Check out this tutorial and see if it’s what you’re after:
https://edex.adobe.com/teaching-resources/after-effects-1-minute-advanced-tutorial-infinite-zoom
The process is pretty much the same with a 3D camera. Just arrange your images so that one is much smaller than the other. If that’s not working for you, a good hack is that a 2D adjustment layer inbetween 3D layers breaks the 3D space, so while both will respond to the camera, they won’t intersect each other.
And if you need each scene more complex, if you make each on in 3D space as it’s own precomp, you can then use Collapse Transformations to have them respond OR you can link a 3D camera.
I did something similar in my “scientifically accurate” wormhole tutorial:
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