Adobe After Effects has been proving its strengths in the areas of compositing and animation for many years. The software supports 3D layers, cameras, and lights. After Effects has had an integration for scenes from Maxon Cinema 4D since 2013. This allowed projects to be inserted directly into an AE project and subsequently edited. It was also possible to load 3D models into After Effects via plug-ins. In the third quarter of 2024, Adobe released a beta that allowed the direct import of 3D data. With After Effects 2025.1.0, the functions are available as an official release. The models are treated as a 3D layer and the models can be placed in space. The supported formats include:
OBJ (Wavefront Object) GLTF/GLB (Graphics Library Transmission Format/GL Binary) FBX (Filmbox) - only available in the beta version
A dedicated graphics card with at least 4 GB of VRAM is required for display in the After Effects viewer and for rendering the scene. Only then is it possible to use After Effec...
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