[Richard Garabedain]

what is houdini…I know i’ve heard of it but a quick google search comes up with nothing relevant.

But exported 3d cameras i have had some experiences with…

Sometimes the position gets wonky when importing in a camera. the starting point might not be 0,0.
Also sometimes the scale is wrong, maybe try adding a 3d null at 0,0 and attach the camera and everying else to it. sometimes scaling that null can fix problems because the import path is too small for ae to recognize..and then insert in your footage

Also i cant quite picture your setup but can you parent the footage to the camera.

Im not sure if this will help but I do have an expression that makes your footage always face your camera’s poi. it goes into the y rotation

delta = toWorld(anchorPoint) – thisComp.activeCamera.toWorld([0,0,0]);
radiansToDegrees(Math.atan2(delta[0],delta[2]))

[Richard Garabedain]

are you sure you want ..”this”?.. echo effect and then probably duplicated the layer again..made it much brighter and then tinted it and used itself as a luma matte..im guessing since the edges are all over the place

[Richard Garabedain]

maybe a drop shadow? try 1 shadow with a softness of 25 and several after that with 0 softness

[Richard Garabedain]

so i was technically right the first time…or my 2nd time

[Richard Garabedain]

and the solid is set to recieve shadows? maybe try reinstalling ae?

[Richard Garabedain]

but it could be your layer..try using plain text..or render out a png of the logo

[Richard Garabedain]

from a front perspective -27 is not enough to see a shadow, either increase the distance by hundreds or move your light

[Richard Garabedain]

its usually one of the first things people learn when first starting off. they are called layer modes. each layer will say normal. click on that and scroll down to add or screen

[Richard Garabedain]

are you sure the light is in the right place. it looks pretty small in the distance..hitting (AA) will bring up all the light options for a layer. cast shadows is turned off by default..and make sure the lights falloff is none

[Richard Garabedain]

hmm…What do you mean by switch back to the layer? Maybe in trying yo understand your method I can find the solution.