ABOUT

AE Transfer is a set of two scripts, for Autodesk 3ds Max and Adobe After Effects, that allows these two apps to exchange parameters of 3D objects and 3D layers with each other.

The script for 3ds Max allows you to export cameras, lights, standard planes, and pass Position, Rotation and Scale properties of other 3D objects from 3ds Max to After Effects. The script generates another script as a *.jsx file containing exported data of the selected objects. This *.jsx script then runs in After Effects and creates the layers with the exported properties.

You can also export properties of a single object using Windows clipboard and then paste them to the layer in After Effects.

In case of exporting to *.jsx script, the following layers are created in After Effects:


Camera		Camera
Standard Plane		Rectangle Shape Solid Null Object
Light		Light
Any other object		Null Object

The script for After Effects allows to export Cameras, Lights and 3D layer parameters from After Effects to 3ds Max. This script generates a MaxScript file (*.ms) containing exported data of the selected layers. The MaxScript file then runs in 3ds Max and creates the objects with the exported properties.

The following objects are created in 3ds Max:


Camera		Camera
Solid Composition Footage Rectangle Shape		Standard Plane
Null Object Text Non-rectangular Shape		Point Helper Object
Light		Light

The AE Transfer scripts work with all 3ds Max versions newer than 3ds Max 2013, and all After Effects versions newer than CS6. Both scripts were tested on Windows 7 and 10. The script for After Effects since version 2.02 also works on Mac OS.

Before using the tool, please check out the current list of Known issues and limitations.

For more information about using, features and installation please watch the videos below.

3ds Max

After Effects

3ds Max

KNOWN ISSUES 3ds Max

After Effects

3ds Max cameras have the Scale property which missing in After Effects cameras. In cases when this property was modified, for example, when the camera was previously imported from any matchmoving/3D Tracking application, this camera will not be created correctly in After Effects.
The Tilt and Shift effects of a camera are not supported in After Effects. When using any physical camera type like Physical, VrayPhysical, or Corona camera, any nonzero values of Tilt or Shift parameters will result in a camera mismatch in After Effects.
When exporting a VrayPhysicalCamera, the FOV parameter may get incorrect values and result in a camera mismatch in After Effects. This is caused by a "Lens breathing" effect that changes the camera's field of view but doesn't actually affect the fov property in 3ds Max.
The solution is to turn on the "Field of view" checkbox and remove any animation on the "Film gate", "Focal length", and "Zoom factor" parameters in the camera settings.
When exporting a Corona Camera with animated "Focal length" property, the FOV parameter may get incorrect values and result in a camera mismatch. If you need to animate the Corona Camera FOV, please use the "Field of View" or "Zoom factor" properties.
When exporting a Camera created using any third-party Camera-Rig tool (like Free Motion Camera Rig) or linked to its structure, some camera parameters may get incorrect values and result in a camera mismatch.

After Effects

3ds Max

The export of a Two-Node Camera parented to another layer is not fully supported.
The Two-Node Camera in After Effects has the Orientation and Rotation properties, both can be modified on X, Y, or Z axis, while the standard Target Camera in 3ds Max has only Roll property which is equivalent to z-axis rotation. Therefore, any changes of X and Y values of the Orientation and Rotation properties of the Two-Node Camera will not affect the Target Camera created in 3ds Max and will result in a camera mismatch.
The Orientation and Rotation properties of Auto-Oriented layers can not be exported correctly to 3ds Max.

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Right-click on This PC, choose Properties, and find the Computer name.
or Press Win+R, type cmd, press Enter, type hostname, and press Enter again.

The license is linked to a computer name in Windows. This means the scripts can be installed and run on a computer only if its name matches one of the names specified in the fields «Computer 1 name» and «Computer 2 name».

In Windows, you can find a computer name in two ways:

Right-click on «This PC», choose «Properties», and find the Computer name in the opened window.
Press Win+R, type «cmd», press Enter. In the opened window type «hostname», and press Enter again.

During the purchasing, you are getting the license for two computers. If you specified a single computer name, you can add a second name later at any time. So, if you have only one PC just leave the field «Computer 2 name» empty.

The license can be edited by changing computer names every 90 days. This period is counting since the purchasing day or since the last license editing.

The license can be later extended to any number of computers.

CHANGELOG

Version 2.02

The script for After Effects can be run on Mac OS. Just unzip the installer and copy the .jsxbin and .lic files to the After Effects > Scripts folder.
In both scripts, the message about successful exporting was replaced by the more convenient visual notification.
The install log file is now created during installation. You can find the install_log.txt in Program Data > AE Transfer folder.

Version 2.01

In After Effects, the issue when exporting from a composition with a non-integer frame rate has been fixed.
In After Effects, the issue when exporting layers without any Camera has been fixed.
Some minor improvements.

Version 2.0

Now AE Transfer is a set of two scripts, for Autodesk 3ds Max and Adobe After Effects. So you can also export Cameras, Lights and 3D Layer parameters from After Effects to 3ds Max.
In 3ds Max, the «Autodetect Animation» algorithm has got some improvements.
In 3ds Max, the warning about too big Global Scale value has been added.

Version 1.9

The button "Add all Cameras" has been added. It allows to add all Cameras in a scene to the Export List by one click.
Fixed an issue when exporting VRayPhysicalCamera without a target caused an error.
Fixed an issue when selecting any other option than "Depth of Field" ("Multi-Pass Effects" section) of standard Free or Target Cameras caused an error.
Fixed an issue when exporting any Light source that has not the "Intensity" property with checked "Export Light Intensity" checkbox caused an error when running a *.jsx in After Effects.
In 3ds Max 2013 and newer versions fixed an issue when giving names with non-Latin symbols to a Max file or any object caused an error when running a *.jsx in After Effects.
Fixed an issue when running the script caused an error in a scene in which an old version of AE Transfer was previously used.

Version 1.82

Corona Camera support has been added. Note: when animating "Focal length [mm]" property, the FOV parameter (Zoom in AE) may take incorrect values. If you need to animate Corona Camera FOV, please use "Field of View" or "Zoom factor" properties.
Error handling has been added. In case of error, you will get a message with information about it, and in "Export to *.jsx" mode this information will be written to *.jsx file, so you can just email it to support@ae-transfer.com to report about the error.
Minor bugs were fixed.

Version 1.81

Fixed the issue when turning off "Targeted" parameter of Physical Camera caused an error when «Autodetect Animation» is on.

Version 1.8

«Autodetect Animation» feature has got significant improvements. When exporting to *.jsx it also cuts redundant keyframes at the beginning of every parameter. Now Position, Rotation, and Scale parameter keyframes are reducing individually.
Fixed the issue when animated Physical Camera Focal Length parameter did not export when «Autodetect Animation» is on.
Fixed the issue when exporting objects linked to Biped object caused an error when «Autodetect Animation» is on.
Fixed the issue when the script interface did not update after the «New», «Reset» and «Open» 3ds Max commands when AE Transfer rollout is open.
Some minor improvements.

Version 1.72

More stable work when 3dsMax is running without Administrator privilege.
The Start Frame and the End Frame values now can be set from -20000 to 20000.

Version 1.71

Fixed the bug when .jsx script causes an error in After Effects CS5 when any Light sources were exported.
Fixed the bug when .jsx script causes an error when no Planes were exported.

Version 1.7

The Default Preferences button was added. Now you can set and save your preferences for permanent use. All these settings will be always applied when you run AE Transfer for the first time in a new scene or when you run the *.jsx script in After Effects.
The Guess Export Range checkbox was added. When it is on, the Start and the End frame values links to the frame Range values from Time Output section of the Render Setup dialog. If render frame Range is inactive, the Start and the End frame values link to the active Animation Range. The link is updated in real time. Note: after the render frame Range was edited, the values will be updated after the Render Setup dialog is closed. But if you leave it open, these values will be forcibly updated when you click any Export button.
Some minor improvements.

Version 1.6

Physical Camera support is added. Note: in versions prior to 2016, when exporting VrayPhysicalCamera, the Field Of View parameter (Zoom in AE) may assumes an incorrect values. That's because of "Lens breathing" effect, which involves FOV change, but in fact it not affects on camera's fov property. The first solution is to specify fixed FOV by a checkbox. The second is to manually adjust Zoom parameter in AE after an export.
After Effects CS5 support is added.
Some minor improvements.

Version 1.5

Now parameters of any object can be exported.
In «Copy to clipboard» mode you can now manually choose the desirable parameters for export.
Add Selected button is added, that was so lacking.
Select in List button is added, so now you have quick access to the object in list, that is currently selected in scene.
A progress bar for jsx-export mode is added.
Now the Object list will be automatically updated when renaming or deleting multiple objects in the scene.

Version 1.1

Increased precision of an exported decimal values. Important for scenes where the values of object's position is high but the camera is located close to object and global scale is low.

Version 1.0

Licensing mechanism has been improved.

Version 0.51

Fixed Roll parameter when exporting Target Camera.
Added Pivot position to Anchor point export - only in jsx-export mode. Not available when exporting via Windows clipboard.
Added mzp-installer.