This is obviously the preferred option for those without a budget to buy additional software, or has to use the already-installed software at their employer. There are also ways to export AE’s camera to external 3D applications.Īnother alternative – that comes bundled with After Effects CC – is to use MAXON CINEWARE and CINEMA 4D Lite. There are several 3D plug-ins for After Effects that can follow its 3D camera, including Video Copilot’s Element 3D or Zaxwerks’ 3D Invigorator Pro or 3D ProAnimator AE. This allows you to add new objects in 3D space that match the movement and perspective of the underlying footage.Īfter Effects has a limited 3D implementation of its own that allows you to add text and shapes, but the real fun comes when you can add a fully rendered 3D model of an object into the scene.

After Effects features a 3D Camera Tracker that examines already-shot footage and attempts to reverse-engineer where the camera was during the shot, creating a 3D camera to match.

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