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November 26, 2023
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  • November 26, 2023
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So, I'm not too sure where exactly I want to start with this exactly.

 

For a lengthy period of time, while I was in College for Live Production. Something sparked my interest for wanting to design 3D Motion Graphics like the ones you would see on a broadcast for example such as FOX SPORTS in this example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuWKozD_d-A

 

This eventually led me over to 3rd Party Extensions like Video Copilot and many others for suggestions within this amazing community.

 

I eventually decided I was going to "Take A Break" from Self-Teaching this form of editing due to interference with my Work/Life Schedules. 

 

Fast forward to January 2023, a close friend of mine and I decided to start up our own Media Business. We both have a passion for sports and have worked in the fields of Live Production within multiple departments.

 

With this in mind. And now that I'm running a small media business. I'm looking to get back into the swing of things for editing and trying these Motion Graphics once again to see where it can help me in my personal skills as well as add depth in my business.

 

Fast forward to today (11/26/2023), and there are plenty of tutorials out there on the web. One video I found happened to be this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebImp_HbrIw

 

At 1st glance, I thought this was a plugin for AE because all the 3D Element Textures showing like you see in the Adobe Substance 3D Package. In the video, they do indicate they're using Cinema 4D...

 

I do respect the use of Cinema 4D and all... But, I feel like that's a bit too pricy for my current finances, and I'd rather just stay within the Adobe CC Ecosystem with no need for any External Software at this time... Even C4D and other products listed here: https://www.maxon.net/en/cinema-4d are unaffordable at this time to me...

 

I'm just looking to see if I'm missing something that right in front of me via AE/CC that would allow me to get the same features as al these 3rd Party Add-Ons that are too pricey for me to even touch at this time.

 

Any advice on Free Plugins/Similar Features to what I'm trying to work with?

 

Much Appreciated

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Correct answer Warren Heaton

For broadcast design, it's After Effects and Cinema 4D.  You can make use of Cinema 4D Lite (included with After Effects), but at some point you'll likely have to subscribe to the full version.  Right behind that would be After Effects and Video Copilot Element 3D.

You could try to swap out Blender for Cinema 4D.  That might work well if you're always handing off rendered files, but not if you're designing toolkits when the project files get handed off with the design work.

The new 3D Design Space of the After Effects beta provides good integration with Adobe Substance 3D, but I'm not sure when or if it will be a viable alternative to After Effects with Cinama 4D.

Integrating Unreal Engine into a 3D pipeline for broadcast graphics is getting a lot of attention right now and there's a lot of anticipation for Unreal Project Avalanche (a dedicated toolset for broadcast motion design), so that's definitely worth looking into.

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Warren Heaton
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November 26, 2023

For broadcast design, it's After Effects and Cinema 4D.  You can make use of Cinema 4D Lite (included with After Effects), but at some point you'll likely have to subscribe to the full version.  Right behind that would be After Effects and Video Copilot Element 3D.

You could try to swap out Blender for Cinema 4D.  That might work well if you're always handing off rendered files, but not if you're designing toolkits when the project files get handed off with the design work.

The new 3D Design Space of the After Effects beta provides good integration with Adobe Substance 3D, but I'm not sure when or if it will be a viable alternative to After Effects with Cinama 4D.

Integrating Unreal Engine into a 3D pipeline for broadcast graphics is getting a lot of attention right now and there's a lot of anticipation for Unreal Project Avalanche (a dedicated toolset for broadcast motion design), so that's definitely worth looking into.

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