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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:17:59 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] expression control effects are ruining my
 compositing/stacking order
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I've had issues with this as well. Seems to also have something to do with
the collapse layer transformation, especially on solids. Would be
interested in an answer too...

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com>wrote:

> I have a couple planes that are intersecting/interpenetrating in 3d space.
> I noticed that when i use a tint effect on one of the layers, it wrecks the
> 3d compositing and the layers nolonger interpenetrate, rather they just
> overlap eachother like layers in Illustrator. So i decided to precompose my
> 3d layers and then control the tint with an Expression Control that's
> linked to the precomp. Unfortuantely even these 'non-effect' expression
> control effects wreck the 3d compositing. Why? Also, why doesn't AE revert
> to normal 3d compositing behavior when i turn an effect off? I am required
> to completely delete the filter from the layer before it will obey normal
> 3d behavior.
>



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Animator & Editor
www.teddygage.com
Brooklyn

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I&#39;ve had issues with this as well. Seems to also have something to do w=
ith the collapse layer transformation, especially on solids. Would be inter=
ested in an answer too...<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 13,=
 2011 at 4:10 PM, scott.aelist <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:scot=
t.aelist@gmail.com">scott.aelist@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have a couple planes that are intersecting=
/interpenetrating in 3d space. I noticed that when i use a tint effect on o=
ne of the layers, it wrecks the 3d compositing and the layers nolonger inte=
rpenetrate, rather they just overlap eachother like layers in Illustrator. =
So i decided to precompose my 3d layers and then control the tint with an E=
xpression Control that&#39;s linked to the precomp. Unfortuantely even thes=
e &#39;non-effect&#39; expression control effects wreck the 3d compositing.=
 Why? Also, why doesn&#39;t AE revert to normal 3d compositing behavior whe=
n i turn an effect off? I am required to completely delete the filter from =
the layer before it will obey normal 3d behavior.<br>




</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,0,0)">Animator &amp; Editor</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span =
style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"http://www.teddygage.com" target=3D"_=
blank">www.teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Brooklyn</span><br><br>

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