On the AE side...here is a good tutorial for using z-depth. http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/depth_compositing/
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Nancy Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone point me to a book or any other current information about depth > compositing (the output Softimage is capable of) in After Effects? Yes I > wish I had Nuke, or that Digital Fusion hadn't discontinued its low-end > product DFX. And I wish that Softimage put out rpf files, or something that > would contain depth info in the main file....and object info... > > It appears that depth compositing in After effects is a very messy > business anyway, so ANY advice, or pointers toward where I can learn this > Softimage/AE combo would be much appreciated. And plugins perhaps? I'm > stuck with AE. > > I would also like to use object ID info. I have not been able to find > enough information to be able to do any of this, and have been looking and > experimenting for days. AE documentation is sorely lacking. > > I would like to learn all this in some depth, please advise! > Thanks, > Nancy > -- Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson** **(954) 552-7956 * [email protected] *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* - Arthur C. Clarke <http://www.3danimationmagic.com>
