Importing the Painting into After Effects
Take a closer look at the ViewOfHadesForAE.psd painting. It’s organized differently from the painting in Chapter 14, “Working over a Moving Plate,” in that many of the layers are divided into groups (Figure 15-17).
Figure 15-17: Painting prepared for After Effects with groups
Groups from Photoshop are handled differently when they’re brought into After Effects. Each group is imported as a separate precomp. You’ll use these 2D precomps to do much of the animation that will appear in the 3D environment.
Turn on and off the visibility of the group RockCityLf to see what the group contains. Now, click ...
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