Mettle SkyBox: Generate a Reflection Map From Your 3D Scene in AE

1. Generate a Reflection Map From Your 3D Scene in After Effects with SkyBox

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Klaus Brandenburg shows us how to add more realism and impact to his 3D car in After Effects. He uses SkyBox to generate a Reflection Map from his 3D scene and reflects it back onto his red Maserati. With a SkyBox generated Map, we see the actual 3D environment (3D road and terrain) reflected on the car as it drives, rather than a default sky. Mettle FreeForm Pro is used for the terrain, road and water, while Element 3D is used for the car. SkyBox unifies the different 3D plug-ins and lets them inhabit the same space. You can use this technique for all your 3D work in After Effects.

SkyBox is a script/plug-in that generates 360 environments in After Effects. The output can be used as 360 reflection/environment maps in After Effects, in 3D applications, and is compatible with youtube 360, VR, and Gaming environments.

Klaus Brandenburg, is a successful Editor/VFX artist from Munich, Germany. He is the author of many popular tutorials on 3D plug-ins for After Effects. Contact Klaus: info (at) klaus-brandenburg.de

2. SkyBox How To in English-French-Spanish

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In these tutorials, David Oldani shows how to create a New SkyBox Master, and also how to create a SkyBox Master from an existing composition. David has prepared tuts in three different languages – English, French and Spanish, so take your pick!

You will see how to generate a 360 environment in After Effects using SkyBox with Trapcode Particular and Element 3D. The 360 environment is used as both a reflection and environment map, so a Trapcode animation is reflected perfectly onto an E3D Sphere or a staute. The plugins look like they are seamlessy integrated and inhabit the same space in Ae.

Mettle SkyBox is an Ae script/plugin to generate 360 Reflection/Environment Maps (equirectangular, cubic cross, spherical). The Maps can be used as Environment/Reflection Maps in Ae, in 3D Apps, and are the right format for youtube 360, VR, Dome projections and Gaming.

How to Create a SkyBox Master with Trapcode Particular and Element 3D

How to Create a SkyBox from an existing comp with Trapcode Particular and Element 3D

VIMEO:
French:
https://vimeo.com/130342731
Comment créer un SkyBox Master avec Trapcode Particular et Element 3D

https://vimeo.com/130342730
Comment créer un SkyBox Master depuis une comp existante avec Trapcode Particular et Element 3D

Spanish:
https://vimeo.com/130342729
Como crear un SkyBox Master con Trapcode Particular y Element 3D

https://vimeo.com/130342728
Como crear un SkyBox Master desde una composition con Trapcode Particular y Element 3D

About David Oldani
David Oldani is a motion designer based in France. He is also an author on fr.tuto.com, where he has published an amazing 71 tutorials, has sold 20,407 tutorial views to 18,424 users! His tuts rank 4.8/5 out of 884 reviews.