Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book (2021 release)

12. Using 3D Features

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Create a 3D environment in After Effects.

• Look at a 3D scene from multiple views.

• Create 3D layers.

• Rotate and position layers along x, y, and z axes.

• Use the 3D Transform Gizmo.

• Animate a camera layer.

• Add lights to create shadows and depth.

• Extrude 3D text and shapes in After Effects.

• Use Cinema 4D with After Effects.

This lesson will take about an hour to complete. If you haven’t already done so, download the project files for this lesson from www.adobepress.com/AfterEffectsCIB2021, following the instructions in the Getting Started section under ...