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Andrew Brinkhaus · 05-31-2006, 07:37 PM

This is a really noob question (should match up with my skill level) but for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to export something from Blender to use as 3D in After Effects. Any help?

kai · 05-31-2006, 09:53 PM

Just render it out with an alpha channel.

AE can't use actual 3d models incase that's what you were trying to do.

surf · 06-01-2006, 10:04 AM

yes. render tiff, targa sequences, or uncompressed avi.

Andrew Brinkhaus · 06-01-2006, 06:41 PM

I dont want to export an animation sequence...I just want to export a 3D model...Not possible to use that in 3D form in AE I guess....Does that mean I would have to somehow model the model to move exactly right inside the 3D app, and then transfer it into AE and hope it matches up? Confusing...

oneinfiniteloop · 06-01-2006, 06:47 PM

That's pretty much what you do...or at least what I do.

Andrew Brinkhaus · 06-01-2006, 06:50 PM

Is there a way to "pre-composite" the 3D model without having to export it a million times and fine tune it?

Greggl · 06-01-2006, 07:23 PM

You're probably going to want to work in the opposite direction.

Take your video footage into Blender. Use it as a background, image
sequence, image plane, ie whatever it is that they support as reference
footage.

surf · 06-02-2006, 08:33 AM

or you can even render only 1 frame in Blender, and composite it in AE

waefre · 07-17-2008, 04:02 AM

There is a way. I'm still researching it myself, but I know you can transfer camera data from one program to the other. Thus a 3d zoom can easily be made to match in after effects.

05-31-2006, 07:37 PM	#1
Andrew Brinkhaus Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,408	Blender export to After Effects? This is a really noob question (should match up with my skill level) but for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to export something from Blender to use as 3D in After Effects. Any help? __________________ Andrew Brinkhaus \|director of photography www.andrewbrinkhaus.com Los Angeles

05-31-2006, 09:53 PM	#2
kai After FX Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tulsa, USA Posts: 3,512	Just render it out with an alpha channel. AE can't use actual 3d models incase that's what you were trying to do. __________________ www.kylestauffer.com

06-01-2006, 10:04 AM	#3
surf Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,604	yes. render tiff, targa sequences, or uncompressed avi. __________________ surf http://www.smart.atw.hu

06-01-2006, 06:41 PM	#4
Andrew Brinkhaus Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,408	I dont want to export an animation sequence...I just want to export a 3D model...Not possible to use that in 3D form in AE I guess....Does that mean I would have to somehow model the model to move exactly right inside the 3D app, and then transfer it into AE and hope it matches up? Confusing... __________________ Andrew Brinkhaus \|director of photography www.andrewbrinkhaus.com Los Angeles

06-01-2006, 06:47 PM	#5
oneinfiniteloop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 2,376	That's pretty much what you do...or at least what I do. __________________ never updated

06-01-2006, 06:50 PM	#6
Andrew Brinkhaus Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,408	Is there a way to "pre-composite" the 3D model without having to export it a million times and fine tune it? __________________ Andrew Brinkhaus \|director of photography www.andrewbrinkhaus.com Los Angeles

06-01-2006, 07:23 PM	#7
Greggl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Monica/Key West Posts: 606	You're probably going to want to work in the opposite direction. Take your video footage into Blender. Use it as a background, image sequence, image plane, ie whatever it is that they support as reference footage. __________________ "Look, I hate Los Angeles, like everybody else.. but I have to work here because in any other part of the country I'm unemployable..." - Matt, Studio 60.

06-02-2006, 08:33 AM	#8
surf Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,604	or you can even render only 1 frame in Blender, and composite it in AE __________________ surf http://www.smart.atw.hu

07-17-2008, 04:02 AM	#9
waefre Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: \|Caracas\|Venezuela\|Orlando Posts: 269	There is a way. I'm still researching it myself, but I know you can transfer camera data from one program to the other. Thus a 3d zoom can easily be made to match in after effects.

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