Category Archives: 3ds Max
Andrew Kramer’s Element 3D
This is the best news so far for 3D in After Effects: Element 3D. A review. GPU compatibility
More on 3ds Max and After Effects integration
Exporting 3D camera from After Effects to Max Lynda.com Import 3D camera into After Effects Render from Max RPF and include the Z Depth information, required to recreate my 3Dmax Camera in After Effects. Extract the data into a usable … Continue reading
After Effects CS6 3D Camera Tracker
Do not use a tripod for your shot. The tracker needs image scaling (moving on Z depth) in order to create 3D data. Panning from a fixed tripod will not provide this, so instead, dolly in/out of your scene. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1035068
3ds Max 2013 and After Effects Integration: State Sets and the Slate Compositer
The Slate Compositor sets up a link to a file that can be imported into After Effects. Here are some tutorials on the subject: http://vimeo.com/31092754 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hurwicz_michael/3ds-Max_2013-State-sets/video-tutorial http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/15/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/index.html?url=files/GUID-77566824-8EA2-4571-9C5A-56B7B332BFC0.htm,topicNumber=d30e474121 This one includes installing the After Effects plugin http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?vid=17748 Also this is on … Continue reading
Tool Video, the making of
Dan G. found this in our animation 2 class How Tool made an animation video
Tutorials collection: Max, other 3D, drawing etc.
http://www.graphixshare.com/tutorials/
Bokeh effect in 3ds Max
A student in my 3ds Max class found this nice tutorial on getting a Bokeh effect in Max.
iStock Photos
A place to get images.
Cinema 4D and After Effects
Is anyone using Cinema 4D with their After Effects projects?
Modo
3D artists are saying Modo is the up and coming tool for modeling. Anyone try it?