Return-Path: Received: from host6.canaca.com ([66.49.160.142] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4713713 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 13 May 2012 19:34:06 +0200 Received: from static24-89-101-87.r.rev.accesscomm.ca ([24.89.101.87] helo=[192.168.1.28]) by host6.canaca.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1STchv-0001Bl-CA for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 13 May 2012 13:35:47 -0400 Subject: Re: [AE] made in CS6 References: From: Jack Tunnicliffe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <5161BED5-3713-45D6-A5F2-9E71DF23F634@javapost.ca> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 11:33:30 -0600 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host6.canaca.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - javapost.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: I agree, Todd, but don't downplay the value of the 3D capabilities. I was ab= le to do several 3D animations for clients, including a new series opening t= hat had two animated characters paddling a boat. There is significant power a= lready if you are willing to invest the time to learn. I am one of those users you describe that has used AE for years but does not= run dedicated 3D software. For me it's perfect as I already own a certified= Cuda card to use with CS6. Jack Tunnicliffe www.javapost.ca www.caffeineproductions.ca Sent from my Apple iPhone On 2012-05-13, at 11:16 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote: > responding to a few points: >=20 > - The 3D feature set in After Effects CS6 was by no means intended to repl= ace work done in a dedicated 3D application. If you have Cinema 4D, use it. T= he target audience for this feature is the person who doesn't have/know Cine= ma 4D and just needs to do something simple, like a rotating logo bug or sim= ple extruded text. It may take this person an hour (counting render time), b= ut that is less time than it would take this same person to coordinate with a= 3D artist to do the work in another application. >=20 > - This feature set is a first step. Though we don't intend to try to repla= ce Cinema 4D, we do intend to push these features further. But we had to sta= rt somewhere. Though this feature set doesn't satisfy every need, it does sa= tisfy some needs, and it's a way for us to start to get feedback from our us= ers about what they like, what they don't like, and where they want us to go= next. >=20 > - The reason that the ray-traced 3D renderer needs to run on the GPU is be= cause that is how to make it fast. The reason that it runs on Nvidia GPUs on= ly in After Effects CS6 is because that is how we were able to make it fast e= nough with the current state of technology and available resources. >=20 >=20 > =20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to