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Subject: Re: [AE] Element 3D performane on Macbook Pro 2011
From: Todd Kopriva <toddkopriva@gmail.com>
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Teddy's answer is much the same as the one that I was about to give.

Lutz Albrecht has a good article about some of these differences and
limitations, linked to from here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/07/element-3d-particle-plug-in-fro=
m-video-copilot.html

On Monday, December 31, 2012, Teddy Gage wrote:

> You can't really compare them, they are for totally different things.
> There is theoretically some overlap but it wouldn't really make sense to
> compare them. Element is more like a particle based 3d engine with no ray
> tracing features (like glossy reflections, transparency, refraction, and
> extremely accurate lighting), whereas the AE engine supports all these
> things but not the import of external 3d files, particle style animations=
,
> imported textures or environment maps. So For most things, element is muc=
h
> faster, but not as physically accurate, and can't do ray tracing. Make
> sense?
>
>
> On Monday, December 31, 2012, Szab=F3 Gergely wrote:
>
>  Thanks guys,
>
> If you have some time, could you make a comprare with the Raytraced
> renderer? For example with a simple text movement. What's the difference =
in
> the render time.
>
> Thanks
> Gary
>
>
>

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Teddy&#39;s answer is much the same as the one that I was about to give.=A0=
<div><br></div><div>Lutz Albrecht has a good article about some of these di=
fferences and limitations, linked to from here:</div><div><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;white-space:nowrap"><a href=3D"http://bl=
ogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/07/element-3d-particle-plug-in-from-video-c=
opilot.html">http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/07/element-3d-particl=
e-plug-in-from-video-copilot.html</a></span><br dir=3D"ltr">
<br>On Monday, December 31, 2012, Teddy Gage  wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">You can&#39;t really compare them, they are for totally diffe=
rent things. There is theoretically some overlap but it wouldn&#39;t really=
 make sense to compare them. Element is more like a particle based 3d engin=
e with no ray tracing features (like glossy reflections, transparency, refr=
action, and extremely accurate lighting), whereas the AE engine supports al=
l these things but not the import of external 3d files, particle style anim=
ations, imported textures or environment maps. So For=A0most things, elemen=
t is much faster, but not as physically accurate, and can&#39;t do ray trac=
ing. Make sense?<span></span><div>

=A0<br><br>On Monday, December 31, 2012, Szab=F3 Gergely  wrote:<br><blockq=
uote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
">
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   =20
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    <div>Thanks guys,<br>
      <br>
      If you have some time, could you make a comprare with the
      Raytraced renderer? For example with a simple text movement.
      What&#39;s the difference in the render time.<br>
      <br>
      Thanks<br>
      Gary<span></span><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br>
</blockquote></div><br><br>-- <br>--------------------------------<br>Todd =
Kopriva<br>1510 E Alder St<br>Seattle, WA 98122<br>(206)437-2296<br>-------=
-------------------------<br>&quot;Ultimately, all knowledge is self-knowle=
dge.&quot;<br>
=A0=A0 - Bruce Lee<br>

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