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shifting the point of interest
I’ve placed a 3D-cube in front of AE’s camera and it lines up with the 2D-background by using the 3D-camera-tracking. Now I want to zoom in on the cube
By turning the background into a 3D-layer and parent it to the camera-position, I’ve succeeded to pan and tilt the camera and zoom towards the cube. But…
Once zoomed-out, I need to set the point of interest towards the (constant moving) background. And zoomed-in I need to set the point of interest towards the 3D-cube.
So i was thinking of an expression which gradual transforms between both positions. Like a position-A to -B transformation with a percentage slider that can be key-framed.
But I guess it has been done before and i’m not that great at expressions. Also I maybe overlooked some simpeler solution.
Thanks for any input, Mark
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How about using a position-keyframed 3D null object for the point of interest, pick-whipping the camera POI to it?
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
Solved! Key-framing a null wasn’t an option; The null would need a key-frame at every frame just like the camera, to keep up with the background parented to the camera.
//3D point expression:A = thisComp.layer("BackGround");
AW= A.toWorld(A.anchorPoint);//vector expression:
A = effect("Point A")("3D Point");
B = effect("Point B")("3D Point");//vector to B
C = B - A;// 1% vector
D = effect("Slider Control")("Slider")*C/100;// point A & vector added
E = A + D;
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