From: "Phil Bearman" Received: from mail-ed1-f44.google.com ([209.85.208.44] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7182389 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:48:24 +0100 Received: by mail-ed1-f44.google.com with SMTP id z21-v6so10201644edb.11 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:00:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=philbearman-co-uk.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=to8nPUHvKxcwg6FAerCBIesOZ6MbJBvHf3/X0RtG3ik=; b=hCbLIko27bL24J5XPfiM8SB5BDFRL8vtuzEdQ4LP3CDe8wRnj4aEubcjI5JFOIH734 PzeR2Ea2YW5MpidNMUW+7cWB2aRHI7jBbNgOGoSFIxETUJ97z1x+nyk6g1KUA2d+IbaP 46AlK3ptgL5jV/m3n8BBzRKUwoMq1uVX7RLl1EyApmOmg8JBTLbQ3lKF8XdH3y9IS7QS 9XHE5oAQtxh3Vtd2fOWPOgg3mYhrWRxH652LiCWNr3F/SPQaXmvw27D+kcUbLjQwGeJh 2FoB6LuLFZo/0KI8lu5g9zK9++ke+sBUtIr21q7X1UO6uzd7hB3B0I7kDILd6deoggi+ 1KZA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=to8nPUHvKxcwg6FAerCBIesOZ6MbJBvHf3/X0RtG3ik=; b=VvHXUbTcwUy6x81kNahF5oRVoqThpr/az5aula1oaJ4NuH4brAhvBLBg8gedLB5HqG 81jV1hTZSujBjw8ivYDOpxg4KQLyjJ7tEvnJarifHoGQn1sJGAJh6k7jrAJe7zXXPdSJ sf1k8+XdNDPCbA1zC4/woM/O4RPchsI+1OO/031uR2i7CrH9JBlzp3ek6DMY9hmAA+PG JeGt2kwIvTwsVzRbvHVYpDHifHZLn0pChgYyVjwhHwZkLloUCPErArZijDsREejiGaj+ 7SfyfrHB0Ry7YFsIdvWfn9tj5YxHwWf01lDn1EwqAeJcQLdSXm8UCGNv1qjnyMjvCzoS woyQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gJKGCQmEUdp/8ju2f4fYzH+hbe1V0PUn1qKQwsXERIduOGyObl9 9WNN5BuuLJdpBsZm8X3KO3igU7bEoAI+0NqpUQm3rviiCCSl0Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5ekUmi5rtoM3DX1ksAZuzw6WdTcKiwiazQEPhQXBaIzdN8wczTR7OkX3yx9MnYRwW81Ggoy9FBv5Lnsl3PgEPY= X-Received: by 2002:a50:a597:: with SMTP id a23-v6mr323719edc.258.1540900838784; Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:00:38 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:00:29 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Question regarding Element 3D and other 3D objects To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000215269057970efdb" --000000000000215269057970efdb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Eric, I'm not sure if it will help in your scenario, but you can use the World Position Matte feature in Element to create a luma matte to obscure your AE layers when they are 'behind' objects at a certain depth in Element. https://www.videocopilot.net/docs/element/compositing_element_3d/world_position_matte/ Cheers, Phil -- *Phil Bearman* *Phil Bearman Creative Media Solutions* Motion Graphics Design PhilBearman.co.uk 0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this E-Mail. Please notify the sender immediately by E-Mail if you have received this E-Mail by mistake and delete the E-Mail from your system. E-Mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message or attached documents or for any damage suffered by your computer system caused by any errors or viruses contained in the E-Mail message or any attached documents. On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 at 20:04, Mr. Eric D. Kirk wrote: > David, > > That's about what I expected then. Ok, I'll work around it. > > Thanks > > Eric > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018, 3:01 PM David Torno wrote: > >> As far as I remember due to AE's lack of a proper 3D environment, Element >> calculates it's 3D in an isolated environment that they engineered to make >> the plugin possible. So I don't believe there is any direct interaction >> possible between it and the AE 3D space. Things may have changed since the >> last time I used Element though. >> >> David Torno >> -------------------- >> www.sydefxink.com (work history) >> https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work samples & breakdowns) >> https://gumroad.com/davidtorno >> http://provideocoalition.com/dtorno (tutorials) >> >> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >> -Charles Field >> >> On Oct 26, 2018, at 11:53 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk >> wrote: >> >> All, >> >> Just curious here before I pull my hair out. Do after effects objects >> with 3D turn on, a camera in place, not react in 3D space with Element 3D? >> >> I have a very simple Element 3D text and an image set to 3D, camera on. >> I can change the view to top view and clearly pull the object ahead of the >> Element object yet it remains below it. >> >> THanks, >> Eric >> >> -- >> >> >> *Eric D. Kirk | Kirk ProductionsVFX for Kirk >> Productions443.206.1347www.kirkproductions.com >> kirkproductions@gmail.com >> YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kirkeric >> IMDB: >> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ * >> >> >> --000000000000215269057970efdb Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Eric,=C2=A0

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I'm not sure if it will help in your scenario, b= ut you can use the World Position Matte feature in Element to create a luma= matte to obscure your AE layers when they are 'behind' objects at = a certain depth in Element.


Cheers,
Phil
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Ph= il Bearman

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Motion Graphics Design

Phil= Bearman.co.uk


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On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 at 20:04, Mr. Eric D= . Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.= tv> wrote:
David,

That's about what = I expected then. Ok, I'll work around it.

Thanks

Eric

On Fri= , Oct 26, 2018, 3:01 PM David Torno <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
<= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px= #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
As far as I remember d= ue to AE's lack of a proper 3D environment, Element calculates it's= 3D in an isolated environment that they engineered to make the plugin poss= ible. So I don't believe there is any direct =C2=A0interaction possible= between it and the AE 3D space. Things may have changed since the last tim= e I used Element though.

David Torno
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<= div>www.sydefxink.com (work history)
https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work sampl= es & breakdowns)
http://provideocoalition.com/dtorno (tutorials)

<= /div>
"The most useless day is that= in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Oct 26, 2018, at 11:53 AM= , Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

<= /div>
All,

Just curious here before I pull my hair out.=C2=A0 Do after effects objec= ts with 3D turn on, a camera in place, not react in 3D space with Element 3= D?

I have a very simple Element 3D text and an ima= ge set to 3D, camera on.=C2=A0 I can change the view to top view and clearl= y pull the object ahead of the Element object yet it remains below it.

THanks,
Eric

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