Comments on: Understanding 2D and 3D Layer Order In After Effects

By: asiak

asiak — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:10:40 +0000

Hi Peter

I’m kinda curious about that as well.

I’m not sure how Nick handled it, but you could make the beige appear in Background Settings?

By: felix

felix — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:34:04 +0000

hello friend I like the tutorial explains excuse my English because they do not master the language very well but a question like cinema 4D step to manipulate the 3D After the program? and follow tutorials setting greetings from Venezuela

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:49:16 +0000

I found this video after getting stuck at the beginning of your “How To Use Simple Shapes and Masks to Make an Entire Animation.” When I went to view my precomped stripes in Custom View, just like in this video, the 2D BG color solid disappeared.

However, in this video you don’t mention how you got around it? If you go back and look at the video I just mentioned, when you are on your custom view 1 with a 3d layer (the animated stripes comp) your pale beige background is still showing up, whereas on mine and yours in this video, it reverts the BG to black or transparency grid as soon as you make that other layer 3D.

Hope this makes sense. Just wondering what you did in your other video so that the beige 2D layer BG still shows up?

By: Pierre Hageman

Pierre Hageman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:11:40 +0000

And that’s why you sometimes have problems with trapcode effects wich are applied on 2d layers. Had a few issues with my end of study work where Lux got over walls that were supposed to hide the volumetric light.

We found that solution after a looong night of trials

Anyway great video, that helps a lot clearing things up.

By: Ashish Chauhan

Ashish Chauhan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:42:15 +0000

Surely gonna try it other ways, thanx for ur tip & thanx a lot for evythng man
U ROCKKK…….

By: kaoskongo

kaoskongo — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:44:15 +0000

Great tutorial – loved the bit where you found out that nulls don’t work as separators >< I lol’ed abit – “hey he’s learning too!” hehe

I was wondering if you could cover the basics of compositing a 3d object into a live action scene. Stuff like matching the lighting, colours etc would be really nice

Thanks for them great video tips ^_^

By: JonS.

JonS. — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:28:49 +0000

I typically use adjustment layers to do this as well

By: thegorilla

thegorilla — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:00:35 +0000

Nice Ashish! You did well with the tone and colors of the piece. It’s a little similar to mine though eh? Try to use the techniques in the tutorial to build something different and own-able. The simple animation in the pre-comp can be anything. Try it with triangles instead of stripes? See what I’m saying? Keep working!

By: thegorilla

thegorilla — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:57:11 +0000

Catch phrase I guess… Not a fan eh?

By: Ashish Chauhan

Ashish Chauhan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:12:45 +0000

Hey nick wonderful tip man u rock…..
U know i have been following u ever since i got into after effects nd ur small little tips & basics come really handy nd that Gorilla at startup is really cool!!!

Anyways inspired by ur Conform Non Conform, i tried nd came up with smthng looking good……well u must be busy but would really appreciate if u could jst take out a little of ur precious time nd see it

http://aftereffectsunlimited.blogspot.com/

Once again thanx a lot for evythn…MAN U R A TRUE INSPIRATION