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  • Multiple 3d layer import – auto position inline at 3px intervals

    Posted by Damian Todd on July 17, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    Hey there folks,

    I’m trying to import a folder with 150 images from a medical CT-scan of my wrist.
    What I’m trying to do is position them all inline at 3px intervals in 3d space so I can then use a blend mode to remove the black surrounding the images and hopefully what I’ll be left with what would be a faux 3D image of the white parts of the scan.
    Is there any way to automate this procedure?

    Thanks for the help!

    Jeff Mcbride replied 18 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Jeff Mcbride

    July 17, 2007 at 4:01 pm

    Go here and get the Offset Positioning script. Pop it in your AE Script’s folder, restart AE, and it will show up in the scripts window. I haven’t used this particular script but it looks straightforward enough.

    https://www.nabscripts.com/Downloads/downloads_en_2.php?id=0#offsetPositioning

  • Damian Todd

    July 17, 2007 at 5:33 pm

    Thanks man, that worked a treat. I just ran the script and adjusted the Z-axis offset. I now have 150 layers positioned perfectly!

  • Jeff Mcbride

    July 17, 2007 at 5:39 pm

    Hey, when you’re finished with that project, post a vid, I would be curious to see the final product! Sounds like a cool project.

  • Damian Todd

    July 17, 2007 at 9:11 pm

    Well, I got it all working so here’s a link to the video.
    As of yet I’m not planning on using it in any larger projects but it may end up being useful somewhere….
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50UYMHxViIs

  • Jeff Mcbride

    July 18, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    Very very cool dude! I like it a lot. Now I just need to go break something.

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