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Spherical RE-Mapping Plugin?
Okay, this is a… kinda weird one.
I have a basic spherical texture map (in this case the Earth) that I want to RE-map so that the poles are not at the poles. (i.e. so that the poles are on the equator.)
Is there an After Effects plugin that allows you to perform spherical co-ordinate substitution?
To explain more clearly– CCSphere lets me take a map and project it onto a sphere and then rotate it willy-nilly. Is there a plugin that would let me do that– then drop it BACK DOWN to being a rectangular texture map instead of a 3d sphere?
CCSphere:
Texture Map => Create 3d Sphere => Spherical Rotation
Desired:
Texture Map=> Spherical Rotation => NO 3D SPHEREEssentially this would let me stick the poles on the equator, or rotates the ‘map’ 30 degrees to simulate axial tilt PRIOR to projecting it onto a static non-rorating sphere. (Such as the Spherical projection surface used by NOAA’s Science on the Spehre project, which is what this is for.)
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Link not directly related, but amusing.
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what is it that you want in the end…
a flat image with the poles at the sides or a sphere tilted 30 degrees?
to get a flat image with the poles at the sides, i think you could get creative with photoshop and the polar coordinates filter and manage to create a spherical texture with the poles on the sides.
if you want a sphere that is rotated 30 degrees, apply cc sphere, but rotate the layer 30 degrees. the cc sphere x and y rotation controls should then behave more normally after that.
Kevin Camp
Designer – KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW -
You can contact me, I think I have what you are looking for.
Go to cycorefx.com for contact info.
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