Return-Path: Received: from mail-vc0-f169.google.com ([209.85.220.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4857645 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:07:58 +0200 Received: by vcbfl17 with SMTP id fl17so786131vcb.28 for ; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:09:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=6NP/v0L0ihigKwhlV0JhU6/DPPgAfGcWE/Spoa98HG4=; b=jP+jTl1PihxFvP2tpfWZVAvqLJQaNgheJwFcYe/WyRKZvMhJcqitNB+P9dyOjTfDFS zaGa5n5it3oUilpMqkJgkiHlLjd2Relb61SRHRopEf8QEDTNyfT7HKjE+SUVPtssQfqG 5uanW98Nv/gNArK5w4ElWR5Rns/m8Xy7/KojijL0FvYmt2kJ8+3X5EHQUs90Md+xoBzR uVveDv74aN5x0O1vuqbfqhAAdURhwuP8PpwEOWAX4iAfRj+9W8y9dmxAMmdqHWnPNJC2 sAD6uvYGODeh1lS7x0+B4rXW4NDHM6Tx05VLuEM4SrmRwNO4GytOl+faXyT+9qcRvwko Bxkw== Received: by 10.58.137.34 with SMTP id qf2mr486979veb.9.1348672180295; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:09:40 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: hedczech@gmail.com Received: by 10.58.7.38 with HTTP; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:08:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: "scott.aelist" Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:08:59 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 7eQyjKeyFPNl8ORUnfceb9Ve638 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] expression for facing away layers in precomp To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b675e603999a904ca9c3630 --047d7b675e603999a904ca9c3630 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 It might help if you posted a pic of what you're doing. If you're using continuosly rasterize, it doesn't really matter what the size of your precomps are, does it? Are you nesting your precomps for compositing, or for grouping/parenting/organizational purposes? On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Robert Kjettrup wrote: > Thanks for the tip, but wont work in this case, since the precomps are > not the same dimensions as the master comp, and the precomps also have > animated translation in the master comp. > So i think an updated expression is the only way to go, or doing it > manually with keyframes.... my last resort :-) > > > > Robert Kjettrup / Grafiker / STV Mayday > Mobil: 25 18 95 16 > Mail: robert@stvmayday.dk > > > 2012/9/26 Py Fave > >> perhaps linking precomp camera's attributes to the main comp's one. >> >> tell me if it works! >> >> >> 2012/9/26 Robert Kjettrup : >> > Hi >> > >> > I am using this expression to make the layers that face away from the >> camera >> > be invisible. >> > >> > if (toCompVec([0, 0, 1])[2] > 0 ) value else 0 >> > (found via Dan's site here: >> > http://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/invisible-facing-away.html) >> > >> > But when i use the comp as a precomp with continious rasterize option >> turned >> > on, the 3d layers that i has the expression ofcourse don't respect the >> > camera in the master comp. Is it possible to write an expression that >> uses >> > the display camera in the master comp that affects the opacity og the 3d >> > layers in the continious rasterized precomp? >> > >> > >> > Robert Kjettrup / Grafiker / STV Mayday >> > Mobil: 25 18 95 16 >> > Mail: robert@stvmayday.dk >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >> > > --047d7b675e603999a904ca9c3630 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It might help if you posted a pic of what you're doing. If you're u= sing continuosly rasterize, it doesn't really matter what the size of y= our precomps are, does it? Are you nesting your precomps for compositing, o= r for grouping/parenting/organizational purposes?

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Robert Kjet= trup <robert@stvmayday.dk> wrote:

Thanks for the tip, but wont work in this case, since the = precomps are not the same dimensions as the master comp, and the precomps a= lso have animated translation in the master comp.=A0
So i think an updated expression is the only way to go, or doing it ma= nually with keyframes.... my last resort :-)

Robert Kjettrup / Grafiker / STV Ma= yday
Mobil: 25 18 95 16
Mail: robert@stvma= yday.dk

2012/9/26 P= y Fave <pyfave@gmail.com>
perhaps linking precomp camera's attributes to the main comp's one.=

tell me if it works!

2012/9/26 Robert Kjettrup <robert@stvmayday.dk>:

> Hi
>
> I am using this expression to make the layers that face away from the = camera
> be invisible.
>
> if (toCompVec([0, 0, 1])[2] > 0 ) value else 0
> (found via Dan's site here:
> http://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/invisi= ble-facing-away.html)
>
> But when i use the comp as a precomp with continious rasterize option = turned
> on, the 3d layers that i has the expression ofcourse don't respect= =A0the
> camera in the master comp. Is it possible to write an expression that = uses
> the display camera in the master comp that affects the opacity og the = 3d
> layers in the continious rasterized precomp?
>
>
> Robert Kjettrup / Grafiker / STV Mayday
> Mobil: 25 18 95 16
> Mail: robert@= stvmayday.dk

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