3D Rotating Logo in After Effects

[@n_reality]

This is the only normal tutorial on how to create a 3D logo. Thanks!

[@JHolbie]

yes! I saw some other guy duplicating layers of an image and it just seemed way too long and overkill to get this done.

[@lightwolfy52]

I keep getting grey screened what am I doing wrong? When I click "Create - Create Shapes from Vector Layer"

[@xaviertaillefer4583]

Same here

[@bekimachine824]

This never works for me, whenever I get to the create shape from vector layer, it just created a grey layer :(

[@CyLoZero]

same here, any fix?

[@supremevids3102]

me too

[@JuanJoseLavoz]

hello Michael , I have a problem.... when I create the vector layer in after effects the logo turns into a grey solid color and nothing is visible to follow de tutorial.... any ideas to help me with? please!

[@kaicoyoca3910]

Same here

[@j.f.1982]

My logo turned grey for some reason, aby idea of how to fix it?

[@rick3y_bobby]

Everytime I hit create shapes from vector layer the logo goes grey

[@AshishRajput]

You are an awesome teacher! Did a job in 3 minutes that some can't do in 30! 5 stars!!!

[@n6thans]

my image just comes out as a grey block when i do the creat thingy

[@stokemuch7431]

then that means the graphic itself is not a vector. You have to draw the vector. Can't convert from another format as far as I know.

[@CraoeSteez]

After step 1:05 , my drop down for geometry doesn't include the options you have. It only shows curvature and segments. How can I fix this please?

[@5polar]

a fix for those who have too much black on the spin 1. Add another camera and low the intese by 50% 2.go the the thershold of the black spot and postion the camera. :D

[@AVG24]

When I use my illustrator file to create shapes from vector layer, it goes blank (grey). What am I doing wrong?

[@cedricsteed4645]

change the fill? to a white

[@gabe-de3vv]

@@cedricsteed4645 Im having the same issues as @al gon - tried the fill method and nothing changed, any other ideas?

[@Rap_Addict]

@@gabe-de3vv any fix to this?

[@g.u.s3791]

a grey box goes over my shape when i do the create thing what am i doing wrong?

[@willwhittaker5883]

So much easier than any other tutorial I’ve seen on this

[@lukass5144]

so true!

[@griecker1264]

create shape from vector layer just turned gray for me

[@noyceofficial]

thank you so much for this tutorial... and i just love your accent !

[@HazyHMH]

Hi! Thanks for the tutorial! I'm having one issue though; the logo im using has 3 colors and displays fine for the first 180° but the backside of the 3d object is black (from the logos outer stroke). Not sure if there is a mirror option or something im missing. Any info would help, thanks!!

[@ProducedBySELF]

Hey! By chance did you figure this out? Im just looking at this GREAT tutorial today, but trying to get it to mirror is the last step!

[@thecbc7658]

IT doesn't work without having a paid extension Cinema 4D... I wish that was said in the tutorial before I spent 45 minutes trying to figure out what is going wrong.

[@roquelang6864]

no cinema 4d also, it didn't work

[@ti7my]

I dont have the extrude thing when i go to geomatry

[@tomassperanza880]

do we have to start with a vector ? i dont have the shape file just ai file

[@AemJaY]

as soon as iam in after effects and creat the vector thing from the shape, i get a grey box. and no vector points or so on my logo? what do i do wrong? thnx for helping

[@RaheemD]

Is the theory the same if you wish to place the logo on a moving background? Say for example, An ease in zoom shot of a long driveway?

[@JHolbie]

Thank you so much Michael for taking the time to create this tutorial. Very easy to understand and implement, I used your process to create a rotating icon for the company I work for. I modified it a bit and added a second element that I rotated in the opposite direction using -1 for the end key frame of the inner element. Thank you for making this super easy to learn and understand.

[@Michael_Tierney]

No problem at all. I spend quite a bit of time to craft every tutorial I record now so that every word and mouse click is efficient and easy to understand as possible. I'm so happy to hear that this helped you with the company you work for. Best of luck moving forward in your animation journey :)

[@xaviertaillefer4583]

@@Michael_Tierney I get a grey screen when I create shapes from vector layer what am I doing wrong

[@pawankenobi8535]

Your tutorial has been very helpful! Ive used this in many videos. Thank you so much!

[@kaamilahthomas3626]

how to add an image to the back of the logo? I have a word logo and need a flipped version of it on the back. Awesome tutorial btw

[@JHolbie]

do you mean on the background? you would just add another layer under the rotating asset.

[@krashot1]

Hi, why when I try to do this my object/logo turns Gray?

[@ShockwaveVFX]

my logo just turns grey when i try to "create shapes from vector layer" any reason why this may happen?

[@cristinabenedetti]

hello thanks for this tutorial but I have a question. I am getting into a problem when I convert into CINEMA 4D an error comes up : TDL outline contains triangles that are too small to be rendered. Check for very thin triangles in original artwork. (88:3) do you have any suggestions for that? thank you

[@jeromemccalla9520]

can you do this with png files?

[@blairhoulton9055]

Hi Michael thanks for the relevant and helpful content . I'm thinking of making a rotating object that that has a video playing overlay or skin/wrapper on one side. The video is a wpng file, similar to a gif file. Do you think think this would be possible with your method? Thanks

[@Frozeyaourt]

can i put directly my logo png in after effects or does it has to be an illustrator file with vectors only ?

[@colombiankingcr]

you can't. Im trying to figure out how to make my logo go into png as such so i can start from illustrator but no luck

[@sihemtoutsimplement6616]

Waaaaah🤩 thank you, it's seems so easy

[@PauloGurgelAudiovisual]

do I need to have cinema 4d to make it works? the most times I tried to do this with an precomp of a text or a png footage, i couldn't see that option of extrude in "geometry". It shows just Curvature and Segments... Does it have another way to transform other things into shape layer, or just with illustrator archieves?

[@saltyduckie]

i get a grey box every time i create shapes from a vector layer. I've been looking for a fix for over an hour and still cant find one that works

[@iamisobe]

doesnt work i have the full adobe student plan and it just crashes every time at the cinema part

[@louise9675]

You just saved my a$$ on a design project, thank you so much!

[@Imrani-joI]

Teacher, I will point to where you got this file Teacher😥😥😰ok teacher

[@omaryspaola5034]

help! whenever I import the illustrator file it looks so blurry in after effects. why??

[@NastyPalms]

my geometry options only show curvature and segments

[@yeseniacardenas9706]

I'm trying to do it but I cannot do it, I don't know why the icon for 3D is not on my panel 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@EDeeseLex1]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, very quick and easy to follow and taught me something i’ve been wondering. 👍🏼

[@joeyalderson9074]

Why when i "Create shape from vector layer" is it just creating a grey solid?

[@Chris707ac]

So I just tried to do this again, I was looking at another video, but when I create the vector shape layer, my screen turns grey, why is that?

[@GrapplingCentral]

Amazing tutorial! Any tips about how to slow the rotation for if I wanted a more gradual spin of the logo? :)

[@9ec]

you could make the keyframes for the roatation easy ease and make it more of a more gradual graph

[@kostinho790]

Can you implement this logo as a transparent part to a banner or another font or is this not possible?

[@JHolbie]

if you do not use a background layer then it should export as transparent. I created a 2 part rotating logo that I am going to use in video productions.

[@sofie3313]

turning it to cinema4d make the logos color go away or transparent?

[@dbvirtualmediallc4678]

Spent over an hour working on this and it never worked. Watched this video about 5 different times and never got it to work

[@worldwidekaii]

after adding extrusion it’s still flat, i’m so frustrated

[@torreramonjason8243]

I don't get it, I don't see Nice tutorialm make a lody in tNice tutorials video?

[@akinpelukayode530]

Hi Michael i like your video can you teach me basic in after effects am samson from Nigeria

[@IanMwangi]

Waching from Kenya Thank you

[@Michael_Tierney]

Thanks for stopping by :)

[@directorcelfie]

KENYA 💖

[@adamali1160]

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[@NarutoCraftRise]

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[@51240000]

Hi Michael I have watched your video many times but simply can't get my head around the tracing to convert to a vector image as the logo ends up as a wireframe when expanded using AI. There is very little on line to explain this but your video is very straightforward and good.

[@RafelHursan]

How do I speed up the rotation of the 3D logo?

[@najibmuhammad340]

It's glowing, how to make it? Please 🥺

[@najibmuhammad340]

It's glowing, how to make it? Please 🥺

[@Ben-fq1lj]

create shape from vector layer just turned gray for me

[@AKeenCabinTV]

Why does my logo doesn't have any cast shadows, like it doesn't seem to look like your final product

[@rubespotdesign]

I cannot find classic 3d on my screen...wow

[@jobaecker9752]

Very helpful - I was able to get it right the first time, even with such a short tutorial. My only question is: I rendered my 3D spin with a transparent background successfully, but I want this "layer" to spin over a background image/video in Premiere. It isn't working properly (I can poorly fake it with blending mode) - do I have to build the spin over the background layer in AE first?

[@LUNABLACKCOSPLAY]

How did you export the animation with a transparent background? Mine doesn't show the RGB + Alpha option when exporting, did you find another way?

[@michaeltaylor3023]

Does this not work well if the color of the logo is black?

[@esb88]

My logo has a gradient and when i create shapes it becomes grey. Is there any way to retain the gradient colours?

[@koord-info]

I have the same problem, I tried to fix it in Illustrator -> Object -> Expand and then expand to shapes. It kinda helped for me but Cinema4D gave me an error saying I have too much little objects... I think it isn't possible

[@vsvnrajashekar4336]

Can I get the project file pls..?

[@investorhq7826]

Thank you for getting straight into it and not mucking around. Vey rare.

[@munyman2]

Hi can you help me ? If we use auto trace in after effects how do we add 3D effect layer to my logo / text animation ? I have duplicated layers in 3D space but my animation is still flat

[@flcs]

How do you export the file at the end ? With Media Encoder or is it a special thing with C4D ?

[@munch2728]

Just with the media encoder, I had to play around with it a bit to get it transparent but we got it working

[@TexasTone]

very well done. thanks

[@oldisgold9938]

The simplest and quickest tutorial ever for 3d effect. Tq👍

[@ceronueve8387]

thank you so much!

[@micahh7660]

my logo goes grey when i create vector layer?

[@kibazin8112]

Thst's why he's gettin paid for it

[@joannaalfattani7411]

Another issue I've encountered is, when switching to "Cinema 4D", it lags and says "Cinema 4D Render Failed".

[@joannaalfattani7411]

After turning my AI Layer into a shape, gradient parts in my logo have become grey. Is there a possible solution to this?

[@Rap_Addict]

mine too

[@lawsthegoat2228]

THE GOAT

[@digitalpoint1107]

thanks!!!!

[@prodbyxdonny]

Everything works fine but when i add the spotlight, whilst the object rotates, it sometimes becomes not visible. Anyway to fix this?

[@wahabyassine5961]

Subscribed to this wonderful Human

[@thephotographer2452]

On illustratore did you download a purple background from the internet then you imported it on illustratore or how is it?

[@teacher3027]

no bullshit detected in this video

[@isntcoolclub76]

great now how can i export it? xD

[@d1skon]

Thanks I need one of those but looks like it’s pricey) is there any alternatives 🤫

[@ashflake5318]

you can just get 7day trials for both ya know

[@AussieScaleModeller]

Mate thanks brilliant even at 54 learning from brilliant minds like yourself, any course tips would be great, Thanks again

[@Michael_Tierney]

That's great to hear. I have created a super affordable course on the Fundamentals of After Effects where you can start as a complete beginner to After Effects and end up with your own showreel in under a 3 hour course from VFX to Motion Graphics, I hope that helps: www.domestika.org/en/courses/2207-fundamentals-of-animation-in-after-effects/tierneytv

[@richardcalcagno6706]

so have to pay for vector layer smh

[@skid5738]

can you help me figure out why i cant keep the colors of the subject i am animating? I have a multiple gradients on my subject that i drew in illustrator and i want to keep all of those gradients but my subject just turns grey

[@angeljimenezaguado4265]

Thank you! I was needing this for an important project. U made my life easier.

[@worldofdua]

i had been stuck with a logo reveal and have been watching and following tutorials through 3 days straight. yours is the most precise, easy to follow and clear to hear. I'm a fan forever now and recommending you to my graphics students.

[@speightworld]

My logo has gradient in it and it disappears when I create vectors….

[@willjb89]

Not sure, but my colors turn black and white.

[@diodediabolus]

Hmm, created my logo in Illustrator, however when I import it to Ae and create shape from vector layer, it just gives me a box, encompassing the entire dimensions of the logo, also, even though it's a vector image, it is still very pixelated for some reason

[@priscillanicole5337]

Thank you for awesome tutorial! I used it for school project very helpful

[@Alfred-KCD]

Been trying at this for a week now using this tutorial , I cannot for the life of me get the light working , everything else works fine but the light refuses to appear on the logo.

[@BlackJacketJones]

Does this work as a lottie?

[@JacksonHickss]

Mine doesn’t let me click create once I put thre object in, why not ?

[@jcasstudio]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@waxvillarreal]

Can anyone tell me how to get a transparent background for the 3d logo

[@ShavedHead]

looking for a teacher to do that its just docent works in my software

[@g.u.s3791]

anybody have any tips i have this triangle kinda shape but the edges arnt the smothiest so when u make it 3d its a little choppy and ive tried everything

[@Сантехвопрос]

Спасибо мужик, то что надо.

[@thtboiigio8149]

I don’t have the orbit around cursor option, how do I get it

[@trianadiseno3559]

Very cool!! I am gonna do it. Thanks

[@TheMusicInOurLives]

What if my logo is already a png? Will this still work?

[@heypenske]

You are thee man!!!!!!