August 29, 2008 by John Dickinson | 6,695 views | Comments (2)
Trapcode “Horizon” is a camera-aware color gradient and image mapping plug-in for Adobe After Effects. It’s a straightforward utility plug-in generating a background that corresponds to the After Effects camera’s viewing direction. The camera position has no influence on Horizon, you could say it always uses an infinite distance to the camera. It does this by creating an infinitely large sphere (that can be mapped with color gradients or an image map) and it renders what the camera sees on the inside of this giant sphere. Take a look at these amazing examples that combine Trapcode Particular with Trapcode Horizon: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3. This is a must-have plug-in for 3D environments inside After Effects.
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September 16, 2008 at 5:25 pm |
Just after Horizon was released I made a small experiment and used “Horizonized” layer as a light emitter. The results were somehow similar to what HDRI maps are being used in 3D applications to light up the scene. I will share the results of this experiment for sure, but I have to finish MILG5 first, or else…
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