05/14/2013

Thats cool

05/12/2013

Wondering... (maybe a CS6 issue?) When I place my PS file in the comp and do auto trace, it does not trace, even with preview on. If I do as Andrew does and use a jpg, it does trace but also traces the border as well. More importantly... in the video, when he does create the path, it doesn't create a new layer with that path - but for me it does. Any help would be great.

05/14/2013

I think you can fix that by saving the ps file as another extention, and then "save transparency".. That would be my guess, im sure there are plenty of other options as well

04/19/2013

To anyone who can help,

I'm trying to scatter my logo but its not do anything.
Did anyone else run into that problem?

04/17/2013

I have various objects, in various solids, because each needs to be a different colour. Now i have come to a problem; When i do the World Rotation, each word rotate around itself, and not as a whole word, which i understand 100%. But does anyone know a way to make it, so it thinks that it is one object?

-Please reply to my email; Luupelo@gmail.com

03/06/2013

Help Please: -
say i have a logo,which i wana extrude with element :
when i do that it removes all its texture(colour and all( just like a concrete block!!!
what shoud i do to get back those colours and textures.
and to say : i did dragged my logo.png to the diffuce option and it became UGLY
Somebody :)

02/06/2013

hi there,
is there a way to keyframe "extrude"?
so that i.e. texts "grow" from flat to extrude?

thanx in advance and keep going with the great work:)

01/05/2013

program works great. the only problem i seem to have is when i keyframe my position and p.o.i on my camera it stays either zoomed in or out for the whole time. i can't seem to get it to move in and out

12/13/2012

Andrew is not a God, but Andrew is good with the help of God. Andrew, i really commend your ceaseless efforts. tnx alot

12/14/2012

Dude it's a figure of speech, I hate when people leave subtle but obvious hints of their religion. Keep it out

11/27/2012

I'm interested in the sound effects in this video. ?nyone know where to find.

11/08/2012

Andrew is a God!! Thanks for this awesome tutorial...

10/16/2012

Awesome Plug in. For those needing answers, I am sure the peeps at VCP are busy, but maybe I can help, long time user, first time post.

Denkoo - You need to be creating 16 bit comps or larger and you have to have a good graphics card, not great, but good and a recent intel machine to really have this plug in work.

Ettiene Rodriguez - It produces amazing result, but just remember, the depth of field Field, starts at the default camera postion, if you are dolly'd in tight on your object, the depth of field will be super shallow and hard to manage, just be patient and make small moves on the aperture and focus distance.

MJ(_M_)Batman - Check your channels within the scene set up, each object needs its own place, also make sure separate objects is checked under each element object in the scene setup.

Glinson AJ - See the 8 bit to 16 bit issue above.

If anyone else has answers to help our fellow AE users, always post them and share. For those who want to view my channel on YouTube, here is the video I made using the tutorial, no moving objects, just depth of field, small cuts, lens flares and multi beveled objects.

http://youtu.be/TDVljA9bp3M

Thanks!

10/13/2012

I have a problem ... when i create a logo and press ok it appears 2d on my screen ... it isnt 3d :(

02/01/2013

Noob!, create a camera LoL

12/20/2012

Wow...Dhruv, you are kind of a dick.

10/17/2012

OH! COME ON! Make a new camera Layer and MOVE IT AROUND!!!!

10/16/2012

create camera layer.

10/05/2012

this plugin is very awesome...you can make text,shapes,etc. 3d direct in after effects...really cool:)

10/05/2012

am i the only who has just seen aliens tech

10/05/2012

Please what is the password of the archive..please help me

09/30/2012

Someone!!! Put up the project file. Its not there

09/25/2012

Super tutorial and marvelous tool

09/21/2012

Holy sh*t super cool! I have to get this element!

09/20/2012

Great Tutorial so far- but quick Question:

I'm at minute 12 when you create the light- but when i move the "Point of Interest" my lighting doesn't change. If i move it's "Position" it changes, but I'm curious why my "Point of Interest" would be unresponsive? Anybody know why this may be happening?

10/05/2012

does anyone have problem with focusing thing usig deep of field???

09/20/2012

I feel like I've known you my whole life dude! xD

09/20/2012

Hi Endrew, your tutorials are amasing!!! come to Uzbekistan to show master class, we'll be glad to meet you in our country. from Laziz

09/20/2012

pretty cool stuff mahn!

09/19/2012

hey hey hey wathes up here for an other great tutorial from the profsionel andrew kramer .thks

09/17/2012

Hey just wondering what sound fxs you used on this piece - particularly the chain sound in the middle. Are they video copilot sound fxs from the audio collections

09/12/2012

I love this...I really do. The only problem I have is that multi-object only works on texts for me. My own shapes don't scatter or rotate or do anything, and there is plenty of space. Please help if you can. Thank you.

09/11/2012

Great stuff. Looking forward to putting Element through it's paces. Would love another tutorial specifically dedicated to text and possibly creating your own shaders. Thanks!

09/09/2012

When I press Ok nothing happens, when I enter Scene setup it seems that it does not save.

Ruben

01/31/2013

Update Elements 3D 1.0 to 1.345

01/31/2013

Had the same problem itz cuz that 1.0 ver has bugs with ATI gpu's .. I Updated it with 1.345 and everything worked jusz fine!.. I got the 3D model All good and perfect..

Had to stuggle 2 long hours to figure it out though!..

09/06/2012

i did everything as that on tutorial but @ 9 min:04 sec when andrew clicks "OK" in setup he gets the logo in his comp ,but for me its blank nothing appears n the comp screen after i clicked on ok.....please anyone help...

09/08/2012

Oh Yeah, also try EDIT>PURGE>ALL...this will dump any image caching that was done during the creation and/or rendering/playback of your masterpiece and will help increase the viewable resolution in your comp..example if you could only see QUARTER resolution, purging the image caches could allow you to then see HALF resolution.

09/08/2012

make sure your comp screen resolution is set to AUTO...ie not FULL because the 3D stuff is GPU intensive and if your graphics card can't handle displaying your 3D stuff in FULL resolution, it won't show up! Cheers! :)

09/04/2012

Respect from Russia !!!1

09/03/2012

thanks you ,
you are a wonderful man

09/02/2012

very cool logo

08/17/2012

Amazing as always Anderw keep going you are Amazing

08/10/2012

How does your Element Unwrap any 3d model so fast and seamlessly? Doing it in 3ds max is such a paint.

08/03/2012

When i activate multi object and try to scatter the pieces, like in the demo, none of my pieces move they stay where they were. Suggestions?

08/01/2012

I don't have the support of some composition but I just want to know some of it's techniques..,

08/01/2012

When I attempt to use the Element 3D Plugin while following this video, and apply it to the Solid Layer, the program freezes for a second, and then says "Adobe After Effects CS6 has stopped working". Does anyone know what is wrong, and if so, can you help me?

Thanks

08/01/2012

ho to lisin Element 3d

07/31/2012

I really love your tutorials and products. But from this part of the world (Kenya) some of us are just left to salivate, well, because of the high prices of the products. can there be a subsidy of some sort?

07/30/2012

i like it but not support my set

07/30/2012

very good!Study...

07/27/2012

I so wanna buy it and start using it...but 150$ is too expensive for me,so...not this time:(

07/27/2012

Hi andrew.very very exciting tutorial with your new plugin Element 3d.I dont know how do describe it.anyway you did it.Thanks for tutorial

07/25/2012

I don't think I have experienced a tutorial that was this informative and clear. You are a gifted teacher, and I hope you continue these tutorials for individuals who are beginning and looking to begin something new. God bless you and your family, and much success in your field.
Thank you

07/25/2012

My first impression was : WTF ppl ?? :)

I felt like i'm in star wars or star trek or sth.

Nice work maaaaaaaaan

08/01/2012

Amazing as always Anderw keep going up up up to the top actuly your on it

07/24/2012

I'm so excited about this plug in!!

Best line ever...."one other thing you can do, if you like buying video copilot plugins"...

07/24/2012

always expect new one, good job Andrew-keep-up more inspiration fm about.

07/23/2012

Hey, great tutorials. Question though, where do you get your sound effects?

07/23/2012

Hi. Just wondering if I can export it as a highrez photoshop layered file? In Cinema 4D I can export 3D Logos at 300 dpi. Can this do the same?

07/22/2012

It's so amazing Thanks Andrew

07/22/2012

sounds like the transformers theme title haha. GREAT WORK!

07/22/2012

Looking like a great product.
Could you please do a tut showing objects moving around live footage, it's where I have always found it hard. Animating a object from Blender and bringing it into AE, this plug in could be the answer but a tut would be great. Cheers AK.

07/22/2012

Hello! As allways, nice work! :)
Where did you get the sound effects from?

07/22/2012

OMG.... It iS so awesome , Element 3D is the best Plugin In the World.. Thank You Andrew kramer And Videocopilot.net

07/22/2012

ihave problem dowloading a project file
(tutorials)

07/21/2012

OH MY FREGGIN' GOD..!
My head just blew up with a fat, sploshing sound...
Spent the last hour checking out the promos for Element trying to make the figures for the plugin and packs to match my budget ... and didn't really understand what the support for jpeg actually implied...

And now you show me this! Created from a pixel based jpeg, Element and some shaders ... now THAT puts a whole new dimension to Elements !!!
Absolutely mindblowing awsome - noting short of it. Your on. Element is a definite buy. Already got the full pack of Optical Flares and my mind is running super hot over that combo.
The part of my brain that isn't scattered around the floor, that is .. :)

Sorry - have some cleaning up to do here ..

07/20/2012

Hmmm, only seven minutes... seems like 1/2 hour for my pc :D

07/20/2012

Hello Andrew!
I am a 16 year old guy, interested in motion graphics, watching your tutorials for more than a year. However, I have a really slow pc, so I had to stop it, I can't make graphics at the moment, and I can't try out this new plugin. I do not want anybody to feel sorry or to say "oh, poor me" or anything like that, I am cool with my life and stuff.:D
What I want to say is even if I can't make, I watch all your tutorials, just for the feeling, because this half hour of sitting quietly with my mouth wide open and smiling (yeah, I know, it's kind of creepy, like Joker or something:D) is worthless!:) In almost every minute there is a voice shouting in my head: "Oh my god oh my god how did you do that?! & That looks soooo amazing, unbelievable" and things like that.
I honestly do not exaggerate when I say watching this is like watching an amazing movie for the first time (like Shawshank Redemption, one of my favourite, to get the point) for me.
Thank you for making me forget all my things for a while (even though my parents aren't so happy about it!:D) and thank you for being so inspirational, creative and kind enough to share all this talent with us!
Keep up the good work, Andrew!
Cheers from Hungary;)

07/20/2012

Hi! i am a young movie maker all the way from Ghana, what i want to really ask you is that, can you please put together something like a school so we can be the first to attend it?
I like you sooo much and you are my role model.
how can i contact you personally? please reply

07/20/2012

Hi, Mr. Andrew. I love to watch your tutorials and i always think that how you create these amazing art pieces that is amazing for AfterEffect learner. I salute you sir. One think i wanna ask you that there are some plug-ins in your website which is payable. Kindly free some Aftereffect plug-ins. I and many like whose pocket can't allow us to buy that. please think about it.

07/31/2012

Well Rob, I do feel with Amit. Sometimes you are just left to rely on the mercy of others to get your hearts desires, not so much that you are mean or anything, but sadly cause of lack of means to get what you desire. Amit I hope Andrew will hear your cry and offer you something to wipe your tears with. Best of luck.

07/20/2012

You get all these amazing tutorials for free and you want the plug-ins for nothing as well?! Come on, man, be reasonable!

07/19/2012

Hey Andrew,

I am trying to do an effect were someone falls off a cliff. There are alot of tutorials on youtube on how to do this but none are realistic.Could you make a tutorial on how to do this?

thanks,
Philip

P.S. I kinda want it to look like saruman's death.

07/19/2012

Just two words. F**KING AWESOME.
I have to kiss you.

07/19/2012

Thanks for the tutorial Andrew and Videocopilot

07/19/2012

i think im in love with you for this tutorial!! impresive!!!!! love YOU man!!!!

07/19/2012

this element 3D is just f***ing great n i need 1.

07/19/2012

Andrew.... You da man! I once wished that I could work with 3d text and shapes inside of after effects and you my friend, made it come true! Hats off to you sir

07/19/2012

OMG...awasome.....................................................

07/18/2012

Hi Andrew,

Quick question. I followed this using just a simple self generated mask from a solid. I noticed that when I play with the bevel settings, they only effect the front side. Is there a way to have the rear look the same so when I do the animation, it looks nice?

Thanks,
Eric
Kirk Productions

07/31/2012

There is a "Bevel Backside" option you need to select under the edit window when you select the bevel material.

07/18/2012

Hey, looking good. Just a quick question about your audio.
Just interested where you source it from? Are some of these clips from your SFX pack?

Cheers!

07/18/2012

F@cking awesome!

07/18/2012

You guys are amazing! I just bought and started using Element 3D - the possibilities are staggering!
Here is a quick (5 minute) example:
https://vimeo.com/45960943#

Great Job!!!

07/18/2012

Seriously revolutionary and impressive, Andrew! It amazes me what you have just done for video!

Just a little side note, I've noticed your tutorials have gotten a progressively wider aspect ratio over the years. Thanks for that!

07/18/2012

AWESOME VIDEO ANDREW!

LOVE IT!

;) ;) ;)

07/18/2012

sir greatg you r5 change 3dworld

07/18/2012

High5!
it really looks great.
i was wondering if there is a chance to control the Bump of the shader inside the plug-in? Also is there a way to create a complete new shader (material cause i'm a cinema4d user) from scratch?
thanks

07/18/2012

Andrew, Any plans to port Element into Apple Motion 5?

Cheers,

Allan

07/18/2012

hd

07/18/2012

This is freaking amazing. I am totally blown away. SO impressive work. (Btw. i am working with the plugin right now, but i can't seem to figure out where the shortcut for 'zooming' is in the Elements-workspace window. Anyone figured out how he does that. I am using wacom board)

07/18/2012

Hi Andrew! u always make some revolutions in video industry!
Imma buy this powerful plug-in very soon!

07/17/2012

Great tutorial...you said you rendered this in 7 minutes...doesn't your Z800 have like 96 GB of RAM though? Haha...

07/17/2012

BAD A$$$! Andrew!!!!!!!!!

07/17/2012

could you give us the files for the vector Bio Hazard you used? Their hard to come by with white in the middle and black for a lining....

07/17/2012

Can you import materials from C4D?

07/17/2012

Seriously this is SO impressive Andrew. I never though 3D would be possible in AE. When are you gonna put together a Physics Engine? I wont need C4D anymore.

07/17/2012

This looks very impressive. I'm interested to know whether it can somehow be used in conjuction with camera tracker to drop 3D objects into footage.

07/18/2012

Here is my example I was tinkering with. The bullet seems to jitter just a notch at beginning for some reason but otherwise seems to track well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJZYaDfepUQ

07/18/2012

Joe,
Since I left a couple messages on this same subject, the answer is an absolute yes. I think I figured it out. As the earlier gentlemen mentioned, using a null but it's even simpler I think. If you have CS6 with the new tracker, just tracker your scene, select you points and create a null and camera, then plop your 3D object in (or turn the eye on) and it tracks nicely. I seems to acknowledge the active camera generated by the tracker. One point that I am still verifying is I believe you click the Element layer to 3D before hand. Seemed to work for me. Eric, Kirk Productions

07/17/2012

Very cool. Many thanks for your reply. I looked at the video. It looks great.

07/17/2012

You sure can! It takes a little bit of work (placing a null or plane on the surface you want your object sitting on, using different custom views to line up your object...) It's the very first thing I tried with the new plugin:). Love it.
I know this is no great cinema scene, but here's a test I put together to try out Element: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rvcgi6w7qkb2pks/coke%20test.mp4

07/17/2012

This is an amazing product you have developed here,Andrew, totally blown away.

07/17/2012

I love that plugin! :) What program do you use to put music and sounds into your videos and tutorials? Premiere Pro? :P

07/17/2012

is there anyway there can be more than five groups ....

08/01/2012

Yeah, I was wondering about that too...

It's a bit of a limitation.

07/17/2012

I also think that such a great plugin should come with a descent Documentation and How to-s

Take 3DMax for example. Autodesk teach you every little aspect of the program with lots of detailed, picture referenced, project-oriented documentation.

All of the above doesn't contradict the fact that this is the most advanced, and coolest Plugin I have ever used (using it in my studio already, great results!)

But please, Andrew, address this situation where we need to "struggle" to finds our hands inside this Deep Reaching Plugin.

Thirsty for much more Tutorials.
Like someone said, I would have bought it myself if it came with a descent amount of project-oriented videos / a long and comprehensive PDF guide.

Would be great to hear from you about it.

Love everything about your site, from the tutorials, to the plugins, to the jokes and of course the inspiration you give us.

Cheers,

Andy Price

07/17/2012

You can learn a lot for yourself just by experimenting with different ideas. Don't wait for someone to give you knowledge.

07/17/2012

I'd rather them release the plugin early so that I can play with it, than wait another couple of months for Andrew to compile tons of tutorials and a documentation bible...

07/17/2012

This is just Great, this looks a lot like some of the stuff from Gkaster, right here all in after effects. and extruding shapes and masks just render the whole illustrator and 3d pipeline Obsolete in my workflow

07/17/2012

Awesome as always ;)
But i just got one question... Is the helicopter in one of these packs? Or will you release a vehicle pack soon?

Keep your work up Andrew!

Joachim

07/17/2012

Thanks for the tutorial Andrew :)

I tend to view on an iPad and this latest file doesn't want to play on iPad or iPhone. The jungle videos did though. Not sure if there's a difference in encoding or some flash used etc?

Any chance you can make future files iOS compatible?

Many thanks :)

07/17/2012

i adore your tutorials

i have special request i hope you make tutorial

how i export c4d model with texture to element 3d

because i did try it its not work good with me

07/17/2012

itd easy. c4d materials running in element 3d . each material is ready for texturing by one click on this.

07/16/2012

Very Nice!

07/16/2012

great tutorial ofc but why you are making new videos in HD? i have very bad internet to load them :(

07/16/2012

Great tutorial.

I would love to see a tutorial on how you built that sound track. I have ProScores, and Sound FX, but I don;t think those sounds are in there.

07/16/2012

Hey do some updation so we can call the realflow meshes also in AE.

07/16/2012

I'm curious, does it treat masks the same an obj file in the respect of no animation? Like, will it just sample the first frame of that layer or what? I can think of some kind of neat abstract effects that could be achieved by using an animated mask, if possible. Just tossing it out there! I plan on getting the shindig in the next week or so. Looking forward to playing with it!

07/16/2012

Wow that was amazin. The fact you created this wonderful tutorial to showcase what this Plugin can do, im a buy it. I just need to get a better GFX Card. Can u let me know some good Specs for a CPU setup.

07/16/2012

Plug your plug-ins.
Awesome sound to this logo, BTW.

07/16/2012

this is great Andrew,,,,,,Thank you