NEW IN 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.

ABOUT

AE Transfer is the script for Autodesk 3ds Max, that allows to easily export Cameras, Lights and standard Plane objects to Adobe After Effects. It also exports the Position, Rotation and Scale properties of all other 3ds Max objects and groups and recreates them as Null object layers in After Effects. You can either select several objects and export their data via simple and usable *.jsx script generated by AE Transfer, or copy/paste one object's parameters via Windows clipboard.

When copying to clipboard you can choose which parameters should be copied. When importing objects in After Effects via *.jsx, there are some useful settings which helps you to specify composition and the type of 3D-layers.

Objects can be still, animated or linked to other animated objects.

When a group of objects is adding to the list the only head object (Dummy) will be added, but if you exclude the head object from selection, all selected objects will be added. When exporting a Plane objects in «Export all» mode, layers of the appropriate size will be created in After Effects.

Since version 1.7 you can specify your preferences for permanent use. All these preferences will be always apply when you run AE Transfer for the first time in a new scene or when run *.jsx script in After Effects.

Script was tested and fully compatible with all versions of 3ds Max and After Effects newer then 3ds Max 2012 and After Effects CS5.

For more detailed information watch the video below.

SUPPORTED OBJECTS AND PARAMETERS

Target Camera

Position •
Target Position •
Roll •
FOV •
Target Distance •

Camera Layer
Two Node Camera

Free Camera

Position •
Rotation •
FOV •
Target Distance •

Camera Layer
One Node Camera

All Lights

Position •
Target Position •
Intensity •

Light Layer
Spot or Point type

Plane

Position •
*Pivot •
Scale •
Rotation •

Solid, Shape or
Null Object Layer
Can be Pre-Composed

Other objects

Position •
Scale •
Rotation •

Null Object Layer

* not available when exporting via clipboard

KNOWN ISSUES

Some 3ds Max objects have parameters that missing in corresponding After Effects layer. For example, a 3ds Max camera has Scale parameter, which missing in After Effects camera layer. In cases when this parameter is modified, for example when camera was previously imported from any matchmoving/3D Tracking application, camera may not be created correctly in After Effects!
When exporting VrayPhysicalCamera, the Field of View parameter (Zoom in AE) may take incorrect values. That is because of the "Lens breathing" effect, which involves FOV change, but in fact, it not affects on camera's fov property in 3ds Max. As a solution, you can fix the "Field of view" parameter by the checkbox in the V-Ray Camera properties.
Animation of "Film gate (mm)", "Focal length (mm)" and "Zoom factor" properties of VrayPhysicalCamera will also cause incorrect FOV values. If you need to animate the camera's Field of View and export correct values you should use the "Field of view" property, activating it by the checkbox.
When exporting Corona Camera with 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.
When exporting Camera created by some third-party Camera-Rig plug-in or linked to its structure, the correct export of camera data is not guaranteed!

$5.

or 350 RUB

Lifetime license for 2 computers

Possibility to update the license every 90 days

All future updates for free

Need a license for more than 2 computers?

If you need an extended license please do the following:

Make a purchase with a standard 2 computers license (if you have not already done it).
Create a list of computer names which you want to include to the license. Note: the license for each 2 computers costs $5. The price is rounded up to the nearest even number, so for example, the license for 11 computers will cost ((11+1)/2)*$5 = $30.
Send the list of computer names to support@ae-transfer.com, don't forget to specify your registered PayPal e-mail address in your message.
After that you will receive PayPal invoice.
After the payment your license will be extended. A new mzp-installer will be ready for download.

CHANGELOG

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 an 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 an issue when animated Physical Camera Focal Length parameter did not export when «Autodetect Animation» is on.
Fixed an issue when exporting objects linked to Biped object caused an error when «Autodetect Animation» is on.
Fixed an 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 you can export parameters of any object.
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 update when you rename or delete multiple objects in 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

License 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.