Return-Path: Received: from mo-p00-ob.rzone.de ([81.169.146.160] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5264496 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:21:38 +0200 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1382689368; l=4733; s=domk; d=mamoworld.com; h=Content-Type:In-Reply-To:References:Subject:To:MIME-Version:From: Date:X-RZG-CLASS-ID:X-RZG-AUTH; bh=qGxgzq0HwMHh+Yf6CnbGATOnGL4=; b=B1wyD4myeON/sqNFXP5nMAxZ0OY89XijmMviXiUmFm5pKMIcGYFxzE3VBO4/DT85HA5 FtZQ5REXShZWnDy7xiviyyO2c26fHb5bQvZRCF/NIjmQJEpmBFNUaGBKvxUV27XKvXlCV rO8DU0rzA4TkUOjQoXEtueKFMq7YzIKuec0= X-RZG-AUTH: :JWICemClevKDgu8HjcNJMjRl593UXLPRxATGwvl0czvlKPvWKaNvvwX3g21WTw== X-RZG-CLASS-ID: mo00 Received: from [192.168.14.23] (p5DC65F55.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [93.198.95.85]) by smtp.strato.de (RZmta 32.11 DYNA|AUTH) with (TLSv1.0:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPSA id e038adp9P8JgDj for ; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:22:48 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <526A2A56.1000008@mamoworld.com> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:22:46 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mathias_M=F6hl?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] script for setting up 3D grid of 2 layers References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060503010703030700000202" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060503010703030700000202 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi James, these expressions will be helpful: http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-grid http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-circle-and-spiral http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-cylinder http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-random If you want to ensure you only have layers next to the path where your camera flys, you could try to use the spiral or cylinder variant and make the camera fly though this cylinder or spiral. Then increase the wiggle parameter so much that it does not look like a cylinder or spiral anymore. Also note the advanced "layer offset" parameters. These can be used to make layers that the camera already passed by "jump" to reappear in front of the camera. By this you can get the impression that there are much more layers than you actually have. As an no expressions alternative, you might also consider plane space: http://www.redgiant.com/products/all/planespace/ Cheers, Mathias Am 25.10.2013 02:07, schrieb James Culbertson: > I'm looking for a script that can help me set up a 3D grid of 2D layers for 3D fly through. > > Thanks, James > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *mamoworld.com* simplify your cgi dr. mathias möhl marlow 52, 18551 sagard, germany phone +49 (0)38302 - 887561 info@mamoworld.com --------------060503010703030700000202 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hi James,

these expressions will be helpful:

http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-grid
http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-circle-and-spiral
http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-cylinder
http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-random

If you want to ensure you only have layers next to the path where your camera flys, you could try to use the spiral or cylinder variant and make the camera fly though this cylinder or spiral. Then increase the wiggle parameter so much that it does not look like a cylinder or spiral anymore.

Also note the advanced "layer offset" parameters. These can be used to make layers that the camera already passed by "jump" to reappear in front of the camera. By this you can get the impression that there are much more layers than you actually have.

As an no expressions alternative, you might also consider plane space:
http://www.redgiant.com/products/all/planespace/

Cheers,
Mathias
Am 25.10.2013 02:07, schrieb James Culbertson:

I'm looking for a script that can help me set up a 3D grid of 2D layers for 3D fly through.

Thanks, James


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