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Hello,
I have an image that I need to convert from 2d to 3d then rotate from front to back.
The image was created in Photoshop and has a design on the front. The main
question I have is how to add the 2d image in AE CC 2018 and quickly rotate
it from front to back with the back being a solid color?
For example, imagine a piece of jewelry (watch) where the front has a design and the back being solid black.
I want to flip/rotate the watch from front to back in AE? I currently have 2 images (front and back of watch) as PNG files
that were created in Photoshop. I can use either PS/AE CC 18 to create the 3D file. So far I tried to do this in AE, but was
stumped on how to add the solid color back to the front?
Hope I didn't repeat myself too much, but wanted to make sure I was clear.
Thanks Much.
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Make both layers 3D. Parent the front layer to the back layer. Offset either child layer, the back layer,1 pixel in Z space and rotate it 180º. Now rotate the front layer and both will work as one layer.
This is really basic 3D manipulation in AE.
There is also an expression that turns off visibility when a layer is facing away from the camera. Let me know if you want to see that expression.
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Thanks Rick. I actually figured it out after posting.
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Hi if you doind mind please share how you do it?
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Follow my instructions in the post above. If the front layer has opacity then you can use the front layer as the matte source for the second layer. The comp looks like this:
I have shown everything I did to the layers. Offset the anchor point of the front image (logo) by 1 pixel, parented the logo to the background, animated rotation, added an adjustment layer with Bevil Alpha to give the layer the illusion of depth, and used set matte to cut out the background layer.