Repousse and After Effects Integration

Question

Once you import a some extruded text from repousse in Photoshop Extended into After Effects, how in the world are you supposed to animate and retain its 3d qualities with other compositions and layers? I can animate it on its own, but there is no way to match the movement with other parts. If you drag the composition that has the repousse element (that moves with all 3d qualities intact) into any other composition, it doesn't seem to integrate with the other elements. If you hit the 3D button in AE, it goes flat...
What is the point of being able to import 3D anything into after effects if you cant animate it in context with anything else?

Answer 1

Todd, don't get me wrong, i have learned a good bit from Lynda.com. I said I love it.
It is simply my personal feeling that Kramer's video's DO cover both, in a very succint, and meaningful way, without watching hours of fluff at 2X the speed to get to the beef of the info faster. And his tutorials are FREE.
That is not to say i don't think Lynda.com is worth it. I do. It is a great bargain for the volume of stuff they cover.
For me, I like Kramer's the best and think he has raised the bar on tutorials. And I think the industry should take note.
For example, Kramer made an orb in about 30 seconds in 3DS as part of a larger tutorial. In that short time he didn't specifically address each thing he did in minute detail, but if you use your head, you very obviously pick up how the tool functions, without spending a boatload of time on it. All while making a cool example.
And that is why I love his site. The way he teaches saves time.
Maybe others prefer it differently.
But it was very effective to me.
I would still recommend Adobe or Lynda to anyone.
But volume and extraineous detail, and especially components that are hyped to be much more than they are, do not necessarily add value and wreak of companies getting too focused on managing the scale their business, offering products before they are ready because of some managers personal schedule and career goals vs. meaningful innovation, that ultimately brings in the $$$, and builds brand loyalties over time.
Volume does not equal Value. Less is more if it is done in the best way that it can be done.