Live Photoshop 3d in after effects CS6

[Guest]

how can i active this effect?

ive seen some videos in cs4 with live photoshop 3d and its beautiful

peapole that draw camion, cube, car etc than import in AE and active this effect to work with a full 3d layer in AE U_U how can i do this?

please help me

[Todd_Kopriva · Accepted solution]

The feature to import 3D object layers from Photoshop as live 3D objects is not in After Effects CS6.

[Guest]

so how can i import 3d object in AE?

thanks

[Mylenium]

You need plug-ins like Video CoPilot Element 3D or Zaxwerks Invigorator.

Mylenium

[Guest]

which one is better?

[Szalam]

Other than the fact that they can both bring in 3d models, they are quite different beasts.

One thing Element has going for it is the render speed.

As for which is better, it depends on what you're hoping to use it for. Look at what each of them can do and make a decision based on the kind of work you do.

[Rick Gerard]

Zax has a free demo. I don't recall if Element does.

[Guest]

damn... what are the principal differences between them?

[hannebaumsaway]

Todd_Kopriva wrote:

The feature to import 3D object layers from Photoshop as live 3D objects is not in After Effects CS6.

So let me get this straight: I see all these tutorials about how easy it is to import, say, a .3ds model into AE using PhotoShop as a middleman, yet the Live PhotoShop 3D option isn't available in CS6? And I have to pay for some 3rd party plugin to achieve the import?

Color me disappointed. Importing a simple 3D model should be core functionality of a visual effects editor.

[Todd_Kopriva]

> Importing a simple 3D model should be core functionality of a visual effects editor.

That's why After Effects CC (12.0) and later come with Cinema 4D (a full 3D application) in the package.

[hannebaumsaway]

Todd_Kopriva wrote:

> Importing a simple 3D model should be core functionality of a visual effects editor.

That's why After Effects CC (12.0) and later come with Cinema 4D (a full 3D application) in the package.

That doesn't explain why you'd remove previous functionality from CS6 in the interim. CC isn't an option for everyone.

[Todd_Kopriva]

Photoshop radically changed how they handled 3D at a time in our development cycle when there was not enough time left for us to adapt, so we had to disable the functionality in After Effects to import 3D layers from Photoshop. We decided after that that we should spend our efforts on integrating with a real 3D application that many of our customers used (Cinema 4D) rather than an application that had a much more limited and idiosyncratic 3D feature set that few people used (Photoshop).

So, we now have tight integratin with Cinema 4D and include Cinema 4D with After Effects.

[hannebaumsaway]

Fair enough. So is there a free way to import 3D models to AE CS6? Not so sound cheap, but I don't control my budget.

[Guest]

In After Effects CC there is Cinema 4D included?

Really???

[Todd_Kopriva]

> In After Effects CC there is Cinema 4D included?

Really???

Yes:

http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2013/04/details-of-cinema-4d-integration-with-after-effects.html

[Guest]

The FULL version of Cinema 4D?

[Todd_Kopriva]

Read the page that I pointed to. It has the details.

[hannebaumsaway]

Todd_Kopriva wrote:

Read the page that I pointed to. It has the details.

It doesn't say anything about a free way to import 3D models into AE CS6...

[Todd_Kopriva]

I was responding to Lee.

[hannebaumsaway]

Todd_Kopriva wrote:

I was responding to Lee.

I know. That was my way of asking you to respond to me.

[Todd_Kopriva]

You got your answer about how to import 3D items into After Effects CS6 in posts 3-6.

[hannebaumsaway]

Todd_Kopriva wrote:

You got your answer about how to import 3D items into After Effects CS6 in posts 3-6.

So the answer is "no." Disappointing.

[Todd_Kopriva]

Yes, it was disappointing. That is why we spent a lot of resources to fix it for the current version.

[hannebaumsaway]

Todd_Kopriva wrote:

Yes, it was disappointing. That is why we spent a lot of resources to fix it for the current version.

Noted, but it's not like CS6 is 20 years old. I feel a little strongarmed as a CS6 user, to be honest with you.

[Todd_Kopriva]

I'm confused. Why do you feel strong-armed? Are you saying that you expect us to go back to a previous version and add new features to it, as opposed to adding new features to the current and future versions?