Importing into Aftereffects

[Captain Mench]

What do you need it to do in AE? Do you need an Alpha Channel? What is AE telling you that you came to the conclusion that you cannot open it in AE? There are a few really good posts on rendering here towards the top that might help too… but we’ll really need to know what you plan on doing with it and what AE doesn’t see.

CaptM

[Chris Holland]

CaptM,

I figured it out from an old post. I guess when I installed 9.6 that it doesn’t overwrite the old plug-ins. I am curious though what you are capable of doing with it in AE. I have read about the ease of use between AE & C4d and wondered what that all entailed. Is there any control of the 3d models once it is taken into AE or is there only control of the different texture layers.

I am totally new at C4d and am trying to learn some basic things quick for an animation of VW Beetles. I got the car from Dosch Design and have colored them and added a logo to the side and am now animating. It is hard because I am not totally sure of what I am doing yet. I bought the Cinema 4d Training R 9.5 from lynda.com but haven’t gone totally through it yet. 3d programs are daunting to say the least so if I don’t give the right info for a question it’s just because sometimes I don’t know that the info is needed yet.

Anyway, thanks for the help, hopefully I will be more thorough next time I have a question.

Thanks.

[Clint Nitkiewicz hernandez]

Is there a plugin for 6.0 After Effects, or can I use the plugin for 5.5? It is not working, it says after efffects can not read the comp.

Thanks

Clint Nitkiewicz Hern

[Chris Holland]

Clint,

I am pretty new at this but I am pretty sure you wouldn’t be able to use the plug-in for 5.5 in 6.0. I couldnt use the ones from 9.5 of C4d to 9.6. As far as what to use Icouldn’t really tell you as I am using AE 7.0. My best guess is to use the one that says 6.5.