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Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby Bashan » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:00 pm

Bashan Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:00 pm
Hello.
I just installed after effects plugin in after effects cc 2018.

I see I can use primitives, .obj, or orbx files in object1 and object2.

I tried with a cube on a floor directly in after effects octane tab, and animate it : it works.
How could I change material? I click on material/1/2/3 but don't see any color picker.

If I try lo load a obj, or a orbx file (exported with DAZ VR plugin) I can't see anything (but no error message).
What happened? Is is a scale issue ?(I tried to enlarge scale, but it's limited to 20%), and I don't see where export scale could be set in DAZ octane plugin.

Could you explain to me how to import my 3D files?
How could I point my camera to my objects?

Thank you very much for your help...
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby aoktar » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:19 pm

aoktar Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:19 pm
You should open octane editor window to edit orbx files. It will save the changes when close the window.
Plugin will search a render target or geometry output to connect and use the content. You cannot see any geometry if they are not connected to those.
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby Bashan » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:35 pm

Bashan Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:35 pm
Ok, thank you very much, it works, I see my character in after effects : amazing! :P :D 8-)

I still have problems with camera : i don't succeed to use my octane camera : I can move and rotate my 3D character, but not my camera.

Do I have to create a new camera in after effects? I tried but my character appears very small in the scene, and if I zoom, it looks grainy and blurry.
Any Idea?
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby aoktar » Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:10 pm

aoktar Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:10 pm
You have two options for camera.
To use AE camera or using camera from ORBX. See image.
You can navigate camera when you create an AE camera.
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby Bashan » Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:52 am

Bashan Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:52 am
Thank you for your help, now it works...

Can I edit textures and material in after effects? I see "materiel 1", but no way to work with it...
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby aoktar » Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:58 am

aoktar Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:58 am
Bashan wrote:Thank you for your help, now it works...

Can I edit textures and material in after effects? I see "materiel 1", but no way to work with it...

No sorry! You should edit in Octane Editor or standalone.
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby Bashan » Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:44 pm

Bashan Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:44 pm
Too bad, but I know we are in alpha .

Now I try to import a animated scene in after effects :

1 tried to export from DAZ in orbx : no animation.
2 tried to export in alembic format, then to import in after effects : cant see my file.
3 tried to export in alembic, then open in standalone, then convert to ocs : no able to import ocs in after effects .
4 tried to export in alembic, then open in standalone, then export the package as orbx, then import in after effects : i cant see any animation... :(

How may I export an animated file from DAZ 3D to after effects? Would it be easier with poser plugin?

Thank you for your help
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Re: Import an orbx file or OBJ in after effects

Postby Bashan » Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:01 pm

Bashan Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:01 pm
Oh my god!
I see something move in my after effects file : the prior alembic file, but so small in composition!
Cant' succeed to zoom... :(
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