[Steve Roberts]

I think our problems lie in seeing AE’s 3D as “3D”. We think “you’ve gone this far in 3D, why not go a little farther?”

… when in truth, and I’m not a programmer, making AE a true 3D app would require a total rewrite, making it a new app entirely. What they do now, I’m willing to wager, isn’t 3D, but a clever way of distorting and scaling AE’s flat planes. It’s a fake.

The 3D plugins create little 3D movies that play on AE’s flat movie screens. Shatter (originally part of the Evolution third-party plugin set) and Invigorator are self-contained 3D mini-apps that are (sort of) imported into the AE comp, live. 3D stroke makes a whole bunch of little circular flat planes that line up to give the impression of a continuous stroke. Inside the AE universe, there’s no real 3D — you have to step outside for a moment.

If we think AE is 3D, we’re looking at it from an AE-centric universe. Once we start working with dedicated 3D apps, we can see AE’s structure and purpose more clearly, and we respect it for what it is.

[Steve Roberts]

My bad. I should keep more up-to-date.

[Steve Roberts]

It’s possible to refresh assets such as MOV and TIF files, but not an AEC, since the AEC doesn’t reside in the Project window as an AEC file. In other words, there’s no AEC file to click on and refresh — just comps.

If you change your C4D animation, you have to make a new AEC file and TIF (or whatever) files from C4D. You’d then have to import the new AEC file (and TIFs) into AE, which would give you new comps. You can then copy the null/camera layers from the new comps and paste into the old comps if you want, or work in the new comps.

Sometimes when you import something into AE, no link is maintained. It’s the same way when importing AEP files. There’s no link there.

Hope that helps.

[Steve Roberts]

It sounds like you’re viewing a non-square pixel comp without pixel aspect ratio (PAR) compensation on. It’s one of the little buttons below the comp window. Check the help for “pixel aspect ratio”.

Let us know if that’s not it.

[Steve Roberts]

… and sometimes you can find articles on “termovision” out there on the interwebs.

[Steve Roberts]

https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/text-anarchy/

[Steve Roberts]

Apparently not …

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/899364

[Steve Roberts]

Geez, I thought CC/Meta/FEC Hair was dead. Good call, David.

[Steve Roberts]

[Roland R. Kahlenberg] “I saw Steve’s name and his reply and I thought I should have another look-see. “

Thanks, Roland.
S.

[Steve Roberts]

I suspect it was done in a 3D app with a hair/fur system, or Vue as you suggest.