[Robyn Rhodes]

thanks Michael.

Well the reason is that I have a whole bunch of 3D layers characters shuffle into frame from behind the camera. I have titles above the crowd which I am transitioning to using Sure Target 2.0 from VCP. So during those Sure Target moves, I want the characters to stay in place. And animating the characters on screen would be a lot more work using Basic 3D than using 3D layers.

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

The 3D layers that I “don’t want seen by the camera” are linked via expresssions and when I pre-comped them all the expressions got all janky. I think it would super useful if Adobe added this functionality somehow, i.e. put a adjustment layer in between the camera and layers you don’t want to change perspective when moving the camera, but you still want to be able to animate using the 3D layers parameters.

thank you,

r

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

I’m am a fortress of calmness, for anyone who wonders.

Let me take another stab at it.

say you have two 3D layers and a camera…

is there a way to have one layer change perspective when moving the camera, and have the other layer not change perspective when moving the camera. In other words the comp camera only sees the first layer.

Hopefully this gets us a little closer.

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

here’s another, never used them but their site made a good first impression.

https://www.rabbitfarm3d.com/index.html

r

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

I need all the 3D layers to be visible. I just need certain 3D layers to not been seen by the comp camera.

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

I didn’t explain well. I have some layers moving in 3D space which I don’t want the camera to see. And other I do want the camera to see. The ones I don’t want the camera to see still need to be visible.

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

thanks all. very helpful

r

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

I remember this being a feature way back in AE 4.0/5.0 and then it seems to have disappeared. It was an awesome feature which saved so much time, and it didn’t care about proper parameters. Hopefully I didn’t dream this up.

Yeah so how do you do it?

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

OWC has been great to me.

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

[Robyn Rhodes]

you could try linking the stroke width to the scale of the shape with an expression.

I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.