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Importing scale values from C4d into AE

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    interaction-nasty last edited by Dr. Sassi Oct 24, 2023, 5:37 PM Oct 20, 2023, 9:37 AM

    When I bring C4d into AE either through the AEC importer or cinemaware plug-in, I got position and rotation values, but AE failed to import scale values, sometimes even the baked ones.
    Curiously enough all the tutors avoid using scale in their tutorials, and I hardly found any article.

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    • Dr. Sassi
      Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi Oct 21, 2023, 3:27 AM Oct 21, 2023, 3:26 AM

      Hi interaction-nasty,

      Have you tried the Cineware Tag?

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      Object Manager> Tags> Render Tags> Cineware

      https://stcineversityprod02.blob.core.windows.net/$web/Cineversity_Forum_Support/2023_PROJECTS_DRS/20231020_CV4_2024_drs_23_AEcw_01.zip

      All the best

      Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
      Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
      Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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        brilliant-primary last edited by Jan 11, 2025, 1:48 AM

        Hello Dr. Sassi, i am facing the same issue as our friend here, i see your AE file and perfectly inherits the scale keyframes but when i try to export the same file myself using .aec, no scale data is transferred. Am i missing something? How did you exporte the After Effects file from the C4D file?

        Thanks in advance.

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        • Dr. Sassi
          Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi Jan 11, 2025, 4:42 AM Jan 11, 2025, 4:42 AM

          Hi brilliant-primary,

          Depending on which version you use, save the Cinema 4D file as (External Compositing Tag) "Save for Cineware …" for older setups, or try just as a C4D file first to avoid large files, then create a composition file with it, and use in the Effects Panel of the Cineware the Extract button. This will create the "Cineware Tag" called Cube here. This object has a scale animation. You can use it anywhere in the "Composition."

          Since this was a file from Oct 2023, I tested it in Cinema 4D 2025 and 24 and 25 Ae.

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          The manual for 2025 stated rotation and position.
          External Compositing Tag
          https://help.maxon.net/c4d/2025/en-us/Default.htm#html/COMPOSITING3DTAG.html

          I hope that gets you what you need.

          All the best

          Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
          Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
          Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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