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2d layer takes camera position
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 3:36 pm
by Disciple
I have a 3d camera that has some expressions applied to it to make it behave in a handheld fashion. I have one 2d layer amidst my 3d layers that needs to stay 2d for multiple reasons. Is there a way I can have it react to the camera's motion somehow? It is very slight, but visible somehow....
Thanks
Alex
Re: 2d layer takes camera position
Posted: January 17th, 2011, 2:57 pm
by benroll
The problem is that a 2D layer has no depth setting, so the camera wouldn't know where to place it.
But what you could do is create a 3D null layer and place it in space where the 2D layer's anchorPoint would be in 3D space if it were a 3D layer.
Now put the following expression on the position of the 2D layer.
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L = thisComp.layer("my 3D null layer"); //or whatever you want to call it.
L.toComp(L.anchorPoint);
From the camera's point of view, the anchorPoint of the 2D layer and the anchorPoint of the 3D null will always line up, even though one is 2D and one is 3D.
-Ben.
Re: 2d layer takes camera position
Posted: January 17th, 2011, 3:00 pm
by Disciple
Very cool, thanks Ben