From: "Jim Tierney" Received: from s483.sureserver.com ([192.252.146.33] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7445324 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 05 Oct 2019 21:14:18 +0200 Received: (qmail 5109 invoked by uid 1003); 5 Oct 2019 19:17:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO DESKTOP8R47VKS) (jim@digitalanarchy.com@67.188.157.243) by s483.sureserver.com with ESMTPA; 5 Oct 2019 19:17:51 -0000 To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] Extrude bitmap layers Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 12:17:49 -0700 Message-ID: <02f201d57bb1$94444e70$bccceb50$@digitalanarchy.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02F3_01D57B76.E7E6D600" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQDGKUZJJf6+MJekbznqp2wFi0iEK6lrDTjg Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02F3_01D57B76.E7E6D600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>" it is impossible to extrude a bitmap image, you need to have an = image outline in the form of a mask. " =20 Sounds like you=E2=80=99re not actually trying to extrude the bitmap = itself, just the edges of the layer. =20 You can select the layer and double click on the Rectangle Tool (or = Control+Shift+N). This will create a mask of the image bounds and may = give you what you need in terms of a mask.=20 =20 =20 Cheers, Jim ------------------- Jim Tierney President Digital Anarchy Transcriptive.com =20 =20 =20 =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv]=20 Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 6:35 AM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Extrude bitmap layers =20 Hi Lloyd,=20 apparently for Projection 3D to work, one does need to create masks for = every layer as Taron informed me in a question I posted: " it is impossible to extrude a bitmap image, you need to have an image = outline in the form of a mask. " Is there perhaps another script that can create masks or layer shapes = from bitmap PSD layer bounds? Thanks On 04-Oct-19 16:44, Lloyd Alvarez wrote: Hi Evan =20 It uses camera projection so it can be anything really, check out the = tutorial videos and download the free trial , if you have any question = open a support ticket for direct assistance = = https://aescripts.com/contact/?direct=3D1=20 =20 Lloyd =20 =20 On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 9:06 AM Evan Fotis Georgoulakis < = AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote: Hi Lloyd, thanks for the suggestion! Projection 3D really seems interesting! Do you know if it can extrude irregular shaped layers (not only = rectangles etc)? =20 On 03-Oct-19 18:40, Lloyd Alvarez wrote: Hey Evan=20 Check out Projection 3D, it is a tool for exactly this purpose: = = https://aescripts.com/projection-3d Cheers,=20 Lloyd =20 =20 On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 9:44 AM Evan Fotis Georgoulakis < = AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote: Hello all, is there a way to add depth to bitmap layers? I have a large image of a painting, chopped up in various layers, which=20 will move in 3d space slightly. I would like to add some depth to them=20 rather than being thin paper cuts. I know AE can do this with shape layers. The point is avoiding to recreate all these layers as vector shapes from = scratch. Thank you +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to < = ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> =20 --=20 Cheers, Lloyd --=20 Evan Fotis Physiognomist Character assessment Personal Communication =20 =20 =20 =20 WWW.TRUEFACE.EU TEL: +302109821182 CELL: +306937188944=20 59 THEMISTOCLEOUS STREET - ALIMOS 174 55 - ATHENS GREECE Linkedin = Youtube = Instagram = Twitter = Facebook =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_02F3_01D57B76.E7E6D600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Evan Fotis

>>" it is impossible to extrude a bitmap image, you = need to have an image outline in the form of a mask. "

 

Sounds like you=E2=80=99re not actually trying to extrude the bitmap = itself, just the edges of the layer.

 

You can select the layer and double click on the Rectangle Tool (or = Control+Shift+N). This will create a mask of the image bounds and may = give you what you need in terms of a mask.

 

 

Cheers,

Jim

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Jim Tierney

President

Digital Anarchy

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From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] =
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 6:35 AM
To: After = Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] Extrude bitmap = layers

 

Hi Lloyd, =

apparently for Projection 3D to work, one does = need  to create masks for every layer as Taron informed me in a = question I posted:
" it is impossible to extrude a bitmap image, = you need to have an image outline in the form of a mask. = "

Is there perhaps another script that can create = masks or layer shapes from bitmap PSD layer = bounds?

Thanks

On 04-Oct-19 16:44, Lloyd Alvarez = wrote:

Hi Evan

 

It uses camera projection so it can be anything = really, check out the tutorial videos and download the free trial , if = you have any question open a support ticket for direct assistance =  https://aescripts.com/contact/?direct=3D1 

 

Hi = Lloyd,

thanks for the = suggestion!

Projection 3D really seems = interesting!
Do you know if it can extrude irregular shaped layers = (not only rectangles = etc)?

 

On 03-Oct-19 18:40, Lloyd Alvarez = wrote:

Hey Evan


Check out Projection 3D, it is a tool for exactly = this purpose: https://aescripts.com/projection-3d=


Cheers, =

Lloyd

 

 

On = Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 9:44 AM Evan Fotis Georgoulakis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

Hello = all,

is there a way to add depth to bitmap layers?
I have a = large image of a painting, chopped up in various layers, which
will = move in 3d space slightly. I would like to add some depth to them =
rather than being thin paper cuts.
I know AE can do this with = shape layers.
The point is avoiding to recreate all these layers as = vector shapes from
scratch.

Thank you


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