How To Use Blender Like After Effects

This tutorial introduces and demonstrates the new after effects exporter aee for blender a program that exports blender animations to after effects for easy post work.

How to use blender like after effects. I d like to use the motion tracker to solve a camera from a video and add some flat titles coming to the camera. Open up blender and browse to the generated python file from a text window. I was wondering if there s a way to use blender s 3d space not the compositor similar to after effects without adding additional lights to do 3d motion graphics. Here i am a bit late to the thread but the answer if you haven t already gotten it is yes but not entirely. In 6 minutes i ll show you everything you n.

Likewise adobe after effects cc and blender have a user satisfaction rating of 82 and 98 respectively which shows the general feedback they get from customers. After effects will generate a python file for you. In this 2 part series we will look at how to add realistic looking 3d objects to your videos using blender and adobe after effects. Now i ve been learning vfx for a couple years now and if i ve learned anything it s that there is no single program for vfx. The easiest most effective and safest way to export animation from blender 2 7 into after effects.

The aee integrates perfectly inside blender 2 49 and is capable of exporting camera information mesh reference points 3d text reference points planes lights and rendered footage. If i add lights the appearance of the texture changes. Once the python file is loaded into a blender text window press alt p to execute the script. In the first part we will work in blender. This open source after effects alternative is often used for modeling mapping screening animation particle rendering and other simulations.

Blender is probably the only free 3d package which is almost as rich in functions as paid apps are. If all goes well you will have a new camera that matches the location and rotation of your camera in after effects. For example adobe after effects cc and blender are scored at 9 0 and 8 6 respectively for total quality and performance.