image packages for 3D?

[Noah Kadner]

I’d look into Cinema 4D as Mark says. It’s actually a reasonably easy application to learn and you can do a lot of really sweet looking 3D stuff with it. Especially compared to a Maya or LightWave- much easier. Not free of course but worth every penny if you need real 3D. Motion can do a lot of stuff that looks 3D, but remember it’s floating flat postcards in x-y-z coordinates. Objects don’t have true 3D geometry, i.e. depth.

Noah

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[Brian Cooney]

Thanks!

[Stephen Smith]

I would learn a 3D application or purchase Zaxwerks. I just built a project in Motion where 3D cars crash through a wall and it turned out good. I should post it. Anyways, I purchased the 3D models from, 3dexport.com, https://www.creativecrash.com and https://www.fallingpixel.com. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Sacha Thomas]

I have been under the impression (from a tutorial if memory serves) that you can import 3D objects into Motion. Maybe I misunderstood what you meant by “geometry” which might include the background elements. In other words, my working understanding is that you can have 3D objects in Motion Three’s “2.5D” environment (see particles)but that you can’t create 3D-like objects (such as a simple cube) in Motion without time-consuming workarounds and hassle. I have tried the workarounds and have learned where a lot of the limitations are from the process.
Mark? Stephen? Could one of you set me straight, please? Much appreciate all the COW Forums help in the past and future.
Thanks!
Sacha Thomas

[Mark Spencer]

You cannot import 3D objects into Motion and manipulate them as if you were in a 3D program. Zaxwerks gets you close. The C4D integration is fantastic, but that is integration 3D data for compositing, not objects.

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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
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[Brian Cooney]

thanks. yes. I was looking to obtain 3D objects or models that I could import into Motion 4. I was told that the only format Motion would except would be .psd 3D images. -Brian

[Brian Cooney]

Ps.. yes.. I did not need to manipulate the objects within motion. Only be able to access the various 3D views on the object.

[Stephen Smith]

Zaxwerks Pro Animator will let you import purchased 3D models into Motion 4. Its a cool plug-in.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Brian Cooney]

Awesome! thanks.

[Stephen Smith]

Happy to help…let us know what you decided to do and how it worked out for you.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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