Send to Adobe After Effects

You can export scene elements including cameras to an Adobe® After Effects® compatible JSON script by selecting Create > Send to AE. This command exports any compatible objects in the MayaToAE selection set.

To export elements to a JSON script

1. Select the scene objects to export.
2. Select Create > Send to AE > Create MayaToAE selection set.
The objects are added to a new selection set.
Note: You can middle drag additional objects into the MayaToAE selection set at any time.
3. Select Create > Send to AE > Send to AE.

The File Browser opens.

4. Type a file name and choose a location for the file. Click Save.

   All compatible scene elements are exported.

Compatible elements include:

• Cameras
• Spot, Point, and Ambient Lights
• Groups (converted to Nulls)
• Locators (converted to Nulls)
• Meshes (converted to Solids)

And the data exported includes:

• Position
• Rotation
• Scale
• Intensity, Cone Angle, and Color (for lights)

Any non-compatible scene elements in the MayaToAE selection set are ignored on export.

Note: If you add the prefix word "text" to a Locator or Group node, it is converted to a text layer in After Effects. For example, renaming "Locator" to "textLocator".

To import a JSON script into After Effects®

1. Go to the plugins/MASH folder of your install directory and unzip the After Effects.zip folder.
2. Follow the instructions in the Readme to install the Maya Import script to After Effects®.
3. In After Effects®, select Window > Maya Import.
4. Click Import and use the File Browser to load the appropriate .json file.