The Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator™ for After Effects® User Guide Covering Classic and PRO v.4 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator for AE - User Guide 1 Zaxwerks Inc. 5724 Camellia Ave. Temple City, CA 91780 (626) 309-9102 phone (626) 309-9142 fax http://www.zaxwerks.com Sales: [email protected] Tech Support: [email protected] © 1996 - 2005 Zaxwerks Inc. All rights reserved. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informa- tional use only, is subject to change without notice, and does not represent product specifications or com- mitment on the part of Zaxwerks. Zaxwerks assumes no responsibility or liability for any error or inaccuracies that may appear in this document. The Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator is a trademark of Zaxwerks Inc. After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. FreeHand is a trademark of Macromedia Inc. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows, Windows 2000, and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc. OpenGL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc. All other product names or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 2 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator for AE - User Guide Table of Contents TUTORIALS Tutorial 1 A Camera Animation . 39 A Word From Zax . 12 Tutorial 2 A Walk-About Through The Set-Up Window . 51 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Tutorial 3 Macintosh installation . 14 Selecting, Renaming & Manipulating Objects . 60 Windows installation . 17 SELECT ARTWORK BASIC CONCEPTS Show All Files . 73 Modeling . 21 Open By Layers . 73 Surface Set Up . 22 Use Illustrator Colors . 74 Scene Set Up . 22 Dismantle Incoming Groups . 74 Animation . 23 Move Objects To Center . 75 Rendering . 23 The EFFECT CONTROLS WINDOW QUICK START . 27 Scene Preview Window . 78 Think Like A Photographer . 28 Toolbar . 79 Mode Buttons . 79 EXPANDED QUICK START Display Textured/Shaded/Wireframe . 80 Create The Beginning 2D Shapes . 29 Manipulator Tools . 80 Adding The Shapes To The 3D Invigorator . 30 Tumble Tool . 80 Adjusting The Camera, Lights, or Objects . 31 Roll Tool . 81 Creating The Animation . 33 Track Tool . 81 Rendering The 3D Graphic . 34 Dolly Tool . 82 Saving Your Work . 36 Scale Tool For Sets . 83 Selection Tool . 84 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator for AE - User Guide 3 Zoom Tool . 84 Composite On Original . 113 Create Button . 85 AE Reset Button . 114 Views Popup . 85 Caps Lock Key . 114 Lights Popup . 86 Sets Popup. 86 Help Button . 86 The SET-UP WINDOW . 117 Update Camera Button . 87 Scene Preview Window . 119 Update Lights Button . 87 Toolbar . 119 Set-Up Window Button . 88 Linking To The AE 3D Cameras and 3D Lights . 89 Limitations Of The Comp Camera Option . 94 The CAMERA CONTROLS Camera Mode . 120 Camera Manipulation . 121 The ANIMATABLE PARAMETERS Camera Tumble . 121 Animatable Camera Parameters . 96 Camera Roll . 124 Camera Type . 97 Camera Track . 124 Which Camera To Use . 102 Camera Dolly . 125 Animatable Lighting Parameters . 103 Camera Manipulation Shortcut Keys . 126 Light Color . 104 Zoom Tool . 127 Light Intensity . 105 The Camera Tab Light Direction . 105 Camera Views Presets . 128 Animatable Set Parameters . 106 Camera Lenses . 129 Set Position . 107 Super Fast Rendering (PRO Feature) . 130 Set Rotation . 108 Antialiasing . 131 Set Depth Scale . 110 Alpha Channels . 132 Layer Map Parameters. 110 Background Color . 133 Layer Maps . 111 4 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator for AE - User Guide The LIGHTING CONTROLS Lighting Styles Bin . 150 Light Mode . 134 Lighting Styles Swatch Commands . 151 Light Manipulation Save Lighting Style . 151 In The Scene Window . 134 Apply Lighting Style . 151 Light Manipulator Ball . 135 Duplicate Lighting Style . 152 Spot Lights And Point Lights . 136 Delete Selected Lighting Styles . 152 Creating and Using . 137 Clear Bin . 152 Lights List . 139 Turn On This Light . 139 OBJECT CONTROLS Disable All Shadows . 140 Object Mode . 153 Light Editor . 140 Object Manipulation . 153 Light Name . 141 Object Nudging . 154 Light Color Picker . 141 Object Tumble . 155 Light Color Eyedropper . 142 Object Roll . 156 Light Intensity . 142 Object Track . 157 Shadow Casting . 143 Object Dolly . 158 Shadow Darkness . 144 Drag Using Object’s Axes . 159 Shadow Softness . 145 Object Scale . 162 Light Preview . 145 Selecting Objects Light Commands Popup . 146 Selection Tool . ..