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December 8, 2017
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Blender OpenEXR multilayer showing black in After Effects CC 17

  • December 8, 2017
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Hello,

I just recently downloaded the ProEXR add-on for After Effects CC 17. When I import my EXR sequence (rendered in blender) into After Effects and use ProExr to set up a comp. The sequence is blank (everything black), but the combined pass looks perfect. The only problem with the combined layer is that I cannot edit the layers independent of each other. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to fix this so I can use ProEXR properly. I have looked for hours online and tried everything that people have said but nothing works.

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Mylenium

    This is the shadow layer, I'm not sure why it has that black rectangle there, could it be something wrong with my render in blender?


    This is the shadow color and it's multiplied with teh environment/ background color. You need a separate shadow density/ matte pass to isolate the actual shadows and/ or exclude the background for a palin black shadow. Depending on what look you're after you may even need to construct a separate pass based on a white "clay" render.

    Mylenium

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    Mylenium
    Mylenium
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    December 8, 2017

    Show us screenshots of the passes contained in the file as they are arranged in the timeline. Seems to me something is off with the channel assignments in the actual extraction effect. Did you change the naming of your passes?

    Mylenium

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    lrmanAuthor
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    December 8, 2017

    The comp "Exp[0000-0030] assemble" after I have told after effects to create a comp using ProEXR.

    When only the combined layer is visible.

    When you say change the naming what do you mean? I haven't changed any file names or layer names. Is that something you need to do?

    Thanks!

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
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    December 8, 2017

    I'm not clear what you are hoping for. Your layers have no blending modes set, so naturally the topmost layer will simply obscure everything. this isn't even an error. You seem to not understand how multipass rendering and compositing works. You know, passes are combined using blending modes like Add, Multiply and so on, because individual passes have no separate Alpha.

    Mylenium

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