Hi All,

I have follow the below linked article part 2, and try to export a scene from C4D to AE to do some composite work. However, in AE all the passes did seperated into different layer but the solid layer that I add in AE doesn't follow the camera, and it does have the 3 dimensionality even I turn on the 3D layer function, the solid layer only works in the first frame of the animation and disapear in the rest of the animation. I don't know what is going on.
Did I forgot to export or click some thing?


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Can anyone help please.

Many Thanks

Alan






Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2007 02:28PM by alanlo.

I'm not a strong Cinema 4D user (yet!) but I believe that you need to export the camera data from C4D and import that into AE.

Maxon Cinema 4D integration into Adobe After Effects - There's a little blurb on camera import. The multipass rendering rocks, doesn't it!

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Thanks for your reply.

I did follow the instruction to export and import into AE as a project file, but when I add a new solid layer and turn on the 3D layer function, ideally the solid layer should arrange in the same perspective as the camera that I import from C4D, thats what the video said, but it doesnt work, its really bugging me.

do you know where can I get more info?

Many Thanks

Alan

alanlo Wrote:
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> when I add a new
> solid layer and turn on the 3D layer function,
> ideally the solid layer should arrange in the same
> perspective as the camera


This assumes that your 3D scene in C4D is at (50%, 50%, 0) of your AE comp.

Remember that when you create a new solid in AE, it defaults to (50%, 50%) the center of your comp. Turning on 3D gives it Z-depth and makes it camera active, but doesn't put it in front of the camera.

HTH

Here's a little movie (very quick & dirty)..... and low volume- sorry.
(Image is a link icon, and doesn't reflect tutorial movie content)
Movie will open in new window (800x600). Requires QuickTime.


Direct link = toolfarm.com/images/ko_C4D2AE_externaltag.mov




Hope this helps to explain it a little better.

Hi Ko,

Thanks for this movie, it is much clear, but however I still can't export the Cube as a solid 3D data like what you have done in the tutorial. I am using C4D R9, I realize I don't have the External Compositing Tag instead I got a 'Compositing' Tag, is that a problems?

What I got after the render, are just the Camera and the External2.mov layers, the Cube layer is missing.

Is that anyway, I can solve this problem?

Many Thanks

Alan

Is it honestly R9? Or R9.2? Or R9.5 (which you should have upgraded to R9.6 - that has the external compositing tag (not just "compositing tag))


There is an ALTERNATE work around which includes lights.


1. Instead of moving the object axis and using an external compositing tag, put a spotlight in the location of the polygonal face.

2. Export similarly to what you're doing. You should have a scene which includes a spotlight. That spotlight can serve as your 3D tracking data. (It's a little more than that too tho')


Check out... oh, I didn't post it yet..... I have a new tutorial called "SHY CHILDREN" in the C4D4AE series.

>> Click to View Movie




Ko Maruyama
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DMA\LA: Digital Media Artists \ Los Angeles
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2007 08:22PM by Michele Yamazaki.

Hi Ko,

Thanks for the movie, it is very clear. I have a go, but it still doesn't work, I have parent the position light layer with the new solid, and make them the same setting, the solid were still far away from the position light layer.
I am going to upgrade my 9.0 version and try again.

Best

Alan