Video CoPilot has released the much anticipated Element 3D plug-in for Adobe After Effects and it was worth the wait! Andrew and his team have made breathtaking 3D easier than ever to create within After Effects. If you’re planning to buy the plug-in or one of the bundles, you can grab them at Toolfarm for a 5% discount: Element 3D, 3D Design Bundle, 3D Full Studio Bundle
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9 Responses to this post
July 11, 2012 at 9:18 pm |
Can’t wait. Just confirmed my GPU can support this and going to purchase now.
Cheers,
Troy.
July 12, 2012 at 12:39 am |
This looks amazing, I am curious on your thoughts or reviews about Elements?
July 12, 2012 at 11:10 am |
Would be interested in seeing a review by Motionworks. Particularly interested in the synergy (if any) between Movietype and Element 3D
July 14, 2012 at 1:03 pm |
Hey John, this may be of use to the c4D community wondering about element 3d and importing c4D models – https://vimeo.com/45715283
https://vimeo.com/45611410
https://vimeo.com/45715283
July 18, 2012 at 1:53 am |
Quick question – I just purchased a new Macbook Pro Retina fully maxed out – will it run this plugin?
July 31, 2012 at 1:29 am |
I’m running Element on a early 2011 MBP
July 18, 2012 at 8:30 am |
Your machine should have a NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M so it’ll run the plugin. The plugin is heavily dependant on your GPU and mobile GPUs have never been great – you wont get the best performance possible by a long shot but it should still run smoothly enough
July 29, 2012 at 6:13 am |
Hi John,
Interested in your early thoughts of Element3D vs ProAnimator. I’ve had ProAnimator for a while and am at the upgrade point (upgrade price is about the same as Element3D).
July 30, 2012 at 9:29 am |
Good question. Both have their strengths.. Element can do things ProAnimator can’t do and visa versa. For example, ProAnimator 6 has Ray Tracing and Element can do Particles!
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