3D text effects appear in 2D

[Brian Lynn]

Try drag and drop the effect onto the text to apply it.

Also, have you switched the layers to 3d? If you have, don’t. Let the effects preset do that for you.

Are you using a camera?

My work flow would be Layer>New>Text, enter my text, drag and drop my effect on, and should be done. Should be able to rotate the camera and see the text flying around in 3d space.

Can you post a sample simple project (no 3rd party programs, no external media, use just AE to create a project with your problem in it) to take a look at?

Brian

[Richard Harrington]

You need to reposition your camera to look at the text… they move in 3D space…. but your active camera may not be at the same angle as the preview animation

Richard M. Harrington, PMP

Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork

[Dan Roth]

Thanks for your answer. So how do i get the coordinates of the camera position that was used in the preview?