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Tutorial or tips on complex 3D camera movements in AE
I have been working with after effects 3D layers and camera for a while now and its fun and gets me great results when working on a clean z-axis, it always gets really messy when working with rotation of the camera on all axis like when establishing a map and then following a path like a road with a camera hovering above it.
I just found the following clip and I really wonder how to animate complex 3D camera movements like this in AE:https://www.trapcode.com/gallery/RNMIdent_s.mov
Does anyone have hints on how to plan your workflow considering working with several nulls and how to stack them or is there even a good tutorial on that matter which anyone remembers??
Thanks for any hints in advance
Karim
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There are several such resources listed here.
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When creating such effects, it is ideal that you switch off the camera’s Auto Orient. To do this, select the camera and head on to the Layer>Transform menu. Set the camera’s auto-orient to off.
This will allow you to position and orient your camera based on its position and orientation values without issues related to the Point of Interest.
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Stock answer:
Created 3D null object. Parent camera to null.
Apply ‘separate x,y,x’ animation preset controller to the null.
Animate this effect on the null to move your camera.The core problem is always that a key set on the cam position affects x,y,z at every keyframe,….which is far from ideal when working with complex motion.
This technique allows for much more control as well as sweet curves unique to respective x,y,z motion.
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