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3d Studio Max camera data in AE
An animator sent me some 3D architectural animations of a new facility. The camera moves through some rooms and around hallways revealing some TV monitors along the way. He currently has green in each monitor and I have to replace it with footage. In hoping to avoid tracking every monitor, he also sent me the camera moves as FBX files. I used an FBX-to-AE plugin to bring in the camera data, but it’s not really working the way I had hoped. If I drop a solid into the comp it doesn’t match the move(s). I also think, if I can get this to work, I will need a B/W pass that I can use as a track matte to deal with the parallax issues as the monitors are revealed etc. Has anyone had any experience with this sort of thing?
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[Mike Sullivan] ” I used an FBX-to-AE plugin to bring in the camera data, but it’s not really working the way I had hoped. If I drop a solid into the comp it doesn’t match the move(s).”
Perhaps the scale and origin are not imported correct? You might be able to fix it with a little trial and error.
3ds Max does have a “Compositor Link” feature and set of plugins for Ae that will allow you to export scene data to Ae more easily.
[Mike Sullivan] “He currently has green in each monitor and I have to replace it with footage… I also think, if I can get this to work, I will need a B/W pass that I can use as a track matte to deal with the parallax issues as the monitors are revealed etc.”
Can you make your own matte by pulling a key from the green monitors?
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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Pull a key! Didn’t even think of that. (Duh.) Thank you very much. can you guide me on what I should ask for from the animator or check that he exported it correctly? First time with this workflow…
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Here’s the relevant page from the manual:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/3DSMax/files/GUID-2733AA81-FCD6-477A-AD42-9BFA53DD1C01-htm.htmlYou’ll need the plugins from Autodesk, too:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/downloads/caas/downloads/content/3ds-max-2016-state-sets-ae-installers.html?v=2016Sorry, we’re not currently using 3ds max and I can’t test this myself at the moment.
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
@keenlive | RenderBreak [blog] | Profile [LinkedIn]
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