Need a pro's advice - 3D and annimation of Illustrator files in AE CS5
I'm using CS5 and I'm routinely using Illustrator logo files in product videos that I'm editing, and I'd like to add more features to the video, but I can't seem to find answers to what I assumed would be a pretty common situation.
I'd like to add some depth to the logo files (3D) and animate them for the intro of the videos. I've come to the conclusion that After Effects is the best solution for animation, which I can then import into the timeline of Premiere Pro. Assuming the aforementioned is correct, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to import these Illustrator files into After Effects, and if this is the ideal environment in which to create the 3D file. There are 3D options within Illustrator of course, and then there are options within Photoshop, and yet again in After Effects and Premiere Pro. I'm not sure where to begin with this, and all the resources I've seen address how to do this with text but not with an existing Illustrator file.
So, my question is, what do the pros recommend as the best method of making Illustrator files into a 3D object that can be animated within After Effects and/or Premiere Pro. I'm not in a position to buy a plug-in to simplify the process (Zaxwerks doesn't have a CS5 compatible version yet anyway) so I'm curious what would be the best way to achieve these effects using existing CS5 software and features. Any links to resources that address this specific issue would also be much appreciated.
Invigorator Pro, similar to C4D "just works" and there's a sneak peek of new features on the Zaxwerks website for version 5 (check their blog), but it's not yet available, so this probably will not help you. LW is nice, but not for what you need. I've been a "Waver" ever since v4, but it's strictly polygonal and even in LW 10 there is still a separation between modeling and animation. This has benefits for large projects and reusable scenes consisting of repeating items such as they occur on TV series (for which LW is still notorious, anyways), but not so much for what you have in mind. Text there is always immediately converted to polygons, bevels need to be cleaned up, materials need to be assigend fresh etc.. While this doesn't bother me in any way and is a snap after all those years, it is not something I would recommend to someone doing your kind of work. Every time the cleint changes his mind you have to start over or work on frozen polygon data, which can become tricky with complex contours needing to look smooth... It's really more for "serious" animation work...
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