Open your image in Photoshop CS3 Extended, then choose Filter>Vanishing Point to open the Vanishing Point dialog. For this tutorial, I’ve chosen an image I took with a Canon EOS 5D in Brussels, which is 2048×1365 pixels at 240ppi. The Vanishing Point Exchange (VPE) process will bend and distort sections of your image to make 3D panels, so the higher the image resolution, the less “tearing” you’ll notice, especially when reducing it down to video resolution at the end. Choose one with clean, sharp perspective angles and edges, but also ensure the image is as high resolution as possible.
The specs for this project are arbitrary and will depend entirely on the original image you choose to work with (unless you follow along with the download), but requires that you have Photoshop CS3 Extended and After Effects CS3 to make use of the new Vanishing Point Exchange features.īy far the most important step in this process is selecting the right image.
However, there are a few caveats to keep an eye out for, so let’s take a trip into the world of two-dee three-dee! Creating very believable 3D movements from quite simple 2D digital photographs has to be seen to be believed, and the best thing is it’s a pretty easy process. Without a doubt, the best new feature in After Effects CS3 is the Vanishing Point Exchange with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended.