ALL DESIGN TOOLS
39. 3D Vanishing Point
• Use Vanishing Point to generate 3D from still
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
Posted on Jun 27, 2007
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89 Comments
Oz
9 years ago
Did they fix that by now ? I mean the insane positioning problem ?
Thanks for the great tip !
Thanks for the great tip !
J. Jonas Guevara
13 years ago
This is a great tutorial Andrew and it is a great and easy tool for set extension.
Thanx !
From Dominican Republic!
Thanx !
From Dominican Republic!
kranthi
13 years ago
too good ,love all ur tutorials ur truly a saver ,i personally learned lot of trick and tips from you,i learned from scratch by following ur tutorials ,keep rocking bro
artedigital
13 years ago
If you start by drawing the floor plane you will always get strange positions for the 3D object inside After Effects. It is recommended to start drawing vertical planes such as the walls. this way you will get the object well positioned inside After Effects 3D environment. also, avoid being to detailed and use too many planes. the more planes you use the less resolution you get for your images (textures).
Cheers
Cheers
Jase
14 years ago
It seems like you could get the scale of the import to a more reasonable size by scaling down the null that everything is parented to, right? You'd want to parent the camera before you did that, though, I think.
Just a thought...
Just a thought...
Cory Young
14 years ago
When I export for After Effects, it splits them up into 4 different png files instead of having them all in one. It has a vpe file but says that after effects doesnt use that format? confused cause thats what you used.
I am using Photoshop CS4 and After Effects CS5
I am using Photoshop CS4 and After Effects CS5
Andreas
14 years ago
I don't have the "Export for After Effects Cs3" - option! 
And yes, I do have both After Fx cs3 and Photoshop Cs3...
And yes, I do have both After Fx cs3 and Photoshop Cs3...
Shahbaz
14 years ago
love ya~ Andrew!
I love your tutorial a lot lol
I came here everyday!!
you are a good friend of mine!
I love your tutorial a lot lol
I came here everyday!!
you are a good friend of mine!
vipin
15 years ago
thnks andrew thnk u so much.u r such a darling person.without u ,i cnt make dese types of effect.ur tuts are very helpful for us.thnk u thnk u and thank u.god bles u.
NAF
15 years ago
have learned loads in a week of watching ALL of them. but this one VPE doesn't work for me my After Effects says UNABLE TO EXECUTE SCRIPT AT LINE 125. AFTER EFFECTS ERROR. CANNOT NORMALISE ZERO VECTOR. plz give me a solution for it
pejman
15 years ago
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jin choung
15 years ago
great tut andrew.
but yah, it does seem like you will incur an error if you draw more than one plane free hand. all other planes have to be derived from the first or you will get an error... hmmmm, although i wonder if you draw planes so that they remain blue instead of red, that is vp's way of telling you that you are still using the same vanishing point... ?
but one huuuuuge reason NOT to do this is prohibitively large file sizes depending on your original image.
i was working on a 3k image from my digital camera and it just crashed AE outright while trying to load the vpe.
i shrank all the png images proportionally and that worked (you scale pngs arbitrarily as long as the aspect ratio is maintained) but as expected, resulted in blurry textures.
cool way to start the process if you have to do projection mapping in cg though!
thanks again and rock on.
jin
but yah, it does seem like you will incur an error if you draw more than one plane free hand. all other planes have to be derived from the first or you will get an error... hmmmm, although i wonder if you draw planes so that they remain blue instead of red, that is vp's way of telling you that you are still using the same vanishing point... ?
but one huuuuuge reason NOT to do this is prohibitively large file sizes depending on your original image.
i was working on a 3k image from my digital camera and it just crashed AE outright while trying to load the vpe.
i shrank all the png images proportionally and that worked (you scale pngs arbitrarily as long as the aspect ratio is maintained) but as expected, resulted in blurry textures.
cool way to start the process if you have to do projection mapping in cg though!
thanks again and rock on.
jin
AniMad
15 years ago
Hi andrew, Hope you and your family is doing well.
My best wishes to them.
So , Let me put some words.
Dear friends.
if you have good speed and bandwidth then you can see any tutorial without problem. or... close all aplication or anything which consume internet bandwith or affect net speed then Refresh and watchh.
Anothe thing. if you are looking for exporting this file to AFTER EFFECT then look the tutorial carefully , the option is not inside the core menu of PS3 but when you open vanshing point window , you will get it by clicking first ICON OF i.e an ARROW ICON ON THE LEFT - UPPER CORNER.
Forgive me for my bad english
thanks,
AniMad
My best wishes to them.
So , Let me put some words.
Dear friends.
if you have good speed and bandwidth then you can see any tutorial without problem. or... close all aplication or anything which consume internet bandwith or affect net speed then Refresh and watchh.
Anothe thing. if you are looking for exporting this file to AFTER EFFECT then look the tutorial carefully , the option is not inside the core menu of PS3 but when you open vanshing point window , you will get it by clicking first ICON OF i.e an ARROW ICON ON THE LEFT - UPPER CORNER.
Forgive me for my bad english
thanks,
AniMad
Orange Pudding
15 years ago
You have no idea how many problems this tutorial clears up! I'm so stoked! Thanks Andrew!
Nick Müller
15 years ago
Hi Andrew
Nick here, dont know why
but i cant watch the Tutorial number 39 (3D Vanishing Point). Probely would be interesting i guess.
Youre great dude..!
Greetz from Germany
Nick here, dont know why
but i cant watch the Tutorial number 39 (3D Vanishing Point). Probely would be interesting i guess.
Youre great dude..!
Greetz from Germany
kwame Gyimah
16 years ago
hi Andrew,this is great stuff.It really takes a selfless person like you to come out with such brilliant tutorials for learners like we.
We believe we shall always cherish these efforts you put into making us pick up some skills.
Thnks Very much
We believe we shall always cherish these efforts you put into making us pick up some skills.
Thnks Very much
juan
16 years ago
hello,i am from argentina, the tutorial is great, congrats for you, but i have a problem with the image wen y import it. the quality is bad and i can´t work.
Lucy
16 years ago
love ya~ Andrew!
I love your tutorial a lot lol
I came here everyday!!
you are a good friend of mine!
I love your tutorial a lot lol
I came here everyday!!
you are a good friend of mine!
Simon Webb
16 years ago
Love ALL the tutorials (and so does my boss and clients!!) have learned loads in a week of watching ALL of them. but this one VPE doesn't work for me my After Effects says UNABLE TO EXECUTE SCRIPT AT LINE 125. AFTER EFFECTS ERROR. CANNOT NORMALISE ZERO VECTOR. (Normalize for you American Brothers!!) You are a VFX God for us Plebs!!
S
S
Aaron
16 years ago
Hello, I am experiencing a similar problem as some of the people previously have. While importing my VPE file into after effects cs3, the picture is appearing as a regular still shot that is rotated slightly to the left with no parent tool or camera. I have been troubleshooting this for some hours now and still haven't figured out what I am doing wrong. What should the presents be in adobe photo shop for this vanishing point to appear correct inside after effects.
Angel
16 years ago
Muy bueno 
saludos desde el culo del mundo, rio gallegos santa cruz jeje.. i follow you tutorial from here patagonia argentina..
saludos desde el culo del mundo, rio gallegos santa cruz jeje.. i follow you tutorial from here patagonia argentina..
SHIBAMEDIA
16 years ago
I LIKE THIS TUTORIALS IS GREAT "KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK"
I MEAN WELL DONE OF COURSE I WANT TO SEE MORE OF YOUR TUTORIALS SO "DON'T KEEP THE GOOD WORK"
I MEAN WELL DONE OF COURSE I WANT TO SEE MORE OF YOUR TUTORIALS SO "DON'T KEEP THE GOOD WORK"
david
17 years ago
nice tutorial thanks, but do u have the project file i wanna see something real quick but you dont have it please post it!! thanks
-from america lol
please post it!! thanks-from america lol
aznbang
17 years ago
I was lookin for this tutorial !!!
thx Mrs kramer,i will now finish my project
from France !
thx Mrs kramer,i will now finish my project
from France !
Bruno
17 years ago
Dude, thank you very much for all tutorial of yours!
You are taking it to a new level!
Appreciations from Brazil!
You are taking it to a new level!
Appreciations from Brazil!
Hopper
17 years ago
Vanishing Point Idea / Question:
I would like to do something similar to this alley shot. However, I would like to take a few pictures of a person and create a 3D object within the "alley" and do a fly-by and turnaround. so the person would have to have at least 75% coverage to look effective. Can you tell me the best way to do this?
Thanks!
Hopper
I would like to do something similar to this alley shot. However, I would like to take a few pictures of a person and create a 3D object within the "alley" and do a fly-by and turnaround. so the person would have to have at least 75% coverage to look effective. Can you tell me the best way to do this?
Thanks!
Hopper
digidave
17 years ago
Lil tip for the watchers... Holding Ctrl and dragging on a plane will move it at 90 degrees from its self... Alt allows you to choose the angle...
noredsitesit
17 years ago
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seam
17 years ago
hey, Is there an plugin for after effects 7, which helps me to import .vpe files? This would be great...
Seam
Seam
Miki
17 years ago
I've got a problem =\
when i'm clicking on the little arrow in Photoshop
it don't let me the same options like andraw.
i don't have the option of AE... how can i change it?
there is some settings that i need to change?
please let me know... this is realy beautiful effect.
Miki.
when i'm clicking on the little arrow in Photoshop
it don't let me the same options like andraw.
i don't have the option of AE... how can i change it?
there is some settings that i need to change?
please let me know... this is realy beautiful effect.
Miki.
K
17 years ago
Hi Andrew,
I didn't know anything about it before, and you just made me fall into After Effects. Thank you very much. You're very talented, you're a good man, and in a way a genius. Thanks again. Keep it up.
Greetings from Paris
K.
I didn't know anything about it before, and you just made me fall into After Effects. Thank you very much. You're very talented, you're a good man, and in a way a genius. Thanks again. Keep it up.
Greetings from Paris
K.
Logan
17 years ago
Andrew, I have set up my grid using vanishing point. However when i go pull down the menu to save it out, the option ISNT there to save out to after effects. I am using CS3 Extended and AE8. The only options I have are, "show grids," "show measurements," and "render grids to photoshop." There are 2 other options but they are not highlighted. Am I missing a step, obviously am because it isnt working. Any advice would be appreciated.
Lucas
17 years ago
Mmh when I click on file>import the "vanishing point" option doesn't appear, nor does it when I drag and drop it in my project folder... And yes I am running AE 7 Pro
Any tips?
Any tips?
Seth
17 years ago
Hi there.
Great tutorial
i have a question.
i used a 1024x768 picture in photoshop and followed Andrew Tutorial. when i import the VPE file into AE and open the Comp. the image layers are all blurry and far away from the quality they were in photoshop. any idea why?
Thanks in advance.
Great tutorial
i have a question.
i used a 1024x768 picture in photoshop and followed Andrew Tutorial. when i import the VPE file into AE and open the Comp. the image layers are all blurry and far away from the quality they were in photoshop. any idea why?
Thanks in advance.
Eric
17 years ago
Dr.Andrew This is a NICE lesson.
Because I Hope Andrew can teach us about use PS to AE lesson.Let us better know AE can use.
Sorry!my English is not Great!But my improvident voise can to your ear.
AT last,thanks your teach!!And Happy Chinese new year!! Ha Ha!
Taiwan Fan.
Because I Hope Andrew can teach us about use PS to AE lesson.Let us better know AE can use.
Sorry!my English is not Great!But my improvident voise can to your ear.
AT last,thanks your teach!!And Happy Chinese new year!! Ha Ha!
Taiwan Fan.
invalidproductions
17 years ago
Can i use photoshop CS2??? email me the answer at invalidproductions@hotmail.com
Bashkii
17 years ago
Maaaan!!
You are awesome!! Thanks for your tutorials and your generosity.
Now I feel like I am REALLY learning AE !!
You are awesome!! Thanks for your tutorials and your generosity.
Now I feel like I am REALLY learning AE !!
Héctor
18 years ago
Hi!! i'm writeing you all the way down from zacatecas, méxico and i've gotta tellya that i love your tutorials, however i have a quesstion for you Andrew, my time line only renders to a surten point,for exemple if my time line is 10 sec lon it only renders 4 sec. could you help me please?... oh! by the way, how do i purches your products from México?
micah
18 years ago
Thanks for the tutorial but...
I keep getting problems when I import my vpe file. It is always rotated around and off center. Is my image too big? It is a real pain. Anybody else had this problem?
I keep getting problems when I import my vpe file. It is always rotated around and off center. Is my image too big? It is a real pain. Anybody else had this problem?
Jaleel
18 years ago
Wow! My mouth just dropped from seeing this in action now I need to figure out how I could use it! Wait I think I just did!! Going to try now! Thanks Andrew!
Danny
18 years ago
as always, u make us laugh and learn. I think we all just love u, keep it on, hallelujah.
Nathan Chapman
18 years ago
Hey Andrew - keep up the awesome work man!
Just one thing: what program do you use for your screencasts? Thanks, Nathan
Just one thing: what program do you use for your screencasts? Thanks, Nathan
JAVIER
18 years ago
this the coolest website of all times thanks andrew!! you aret the best i try different things here have a look... video copilot rules http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyvqj_CoFDE
Bjoern
18 years ago
Hey
isn´t it possible to export the .vpe (and png files of course) out of photoshop within alpha channel?
isn´t it possible to export the .vpe (and png files of course) out of photoshop within alpha channel?
Chad
18 years ago
It works now!
Please disregard my message from yesterday. I'm not sure what I did differently this time but it looks really good! Thanks!
Please disregard my message from yesterday. I'm not sure what I did differently this time but it looks really good! Thanks!
Chad
18 years ago
Hi Andrew,
Just received your Lucky 7 bundle..it's AWESOME! I do have a dilemma however on this "3D Vanishing Point" tutorial. It's just not happening. I'm doing everything like you said and it's not working for me.
In the vanishing point dialog box in Photoshop, the side wall planes are going diagonal instead of up. If I draw it upside down however, it works. After I export it into AE like you show, I get an AE message reading: "Unable to execute script at line 153. After Effects error: Unable to call "setValue" because of parameter 1. The range has no values."
AE imports the files but all the png files are blank, and when I drag the comp into the timeline, there is no parent layer. What am I doing wrong? Any advice would be awesome. Thanks!
Just received your Lucky 7 bundle..it's AWESOME! I do have a dilemma however on this "3D Vanishing Point" tutorial. It's just not happening. I'm doing everything like you said and it's not working for me.
In the vanishing point dialog box in Photoshop, the side wall planes are going diagonal instead of up. If I draw it upside down however, it works. After I export it into AE like you show, I get an AE message reading: "Unable to execute script at line 153. After Effects error: Unable to call "setValue" because of parameter 1. The range has no values."
AE imports the files but all the png files are blank, and when I drag the comp into the timeline, there is no parent layer. What am I doing wrong? Any advice would be awesome. Thanks!
