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Importing 3D into After Effects CS3 Question
I have a flat 2D graphic in Photoshop I want to make 3D. Basically it’s a shape with the number 3 punched out in the middle. It’s beveled now, but I want to make it real 3D by extruding it, making it thick.
I’m on the Mac. I need help with what 3D software I can use to import the shape, then I need to import the 3D shape into After Effects CS3. If I ned CS4 then I will upgrade.
Thanks in advance.
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First of all, might just have been a typo, but you can’t import 3d objects into AE. The best you can do is render images out from your 3D app and import those into AE, which is delightfully fiddly when you only want something simple.
If you want to try that 3D funness I’d personally recommend blender (which is the only 3D software I’ve ever really used (Being free helps a lot there 😀 )) but any 3D software you fancy would work fine.
For you specific need there are some simpler AE only options though. Just using layer styles to fake the 3D can work in a pinch but it sounds like your best bet would be following the CE Shape Extruder tutorial which hopefully will let you do it all with fairly little amounts of fuss.
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