Create panoramic animation in After Effects?

[jennaelaineb16]

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if it's possible to create and render a panoramic animation in AE which is a panoramic cylindrical image?

What I am basically trying to create is as follows:

A bespoke cylindrical lamp shade that has a 14 foot diameter and is 5 foot tall is actually a 360 degree projection screen.

The image on the 360 screen is created by 5 led projectors. The software connected to these projectors can either show the same image 5 times around the screen, or preferably as a single 360 degree panoramic cylindrical image.

The animation I would be looking to project in a panorama would be similar to this one...

Botanical Allure - Animated Textile Design for Commercial Space. on Vimeo

I am not looking to create a 360 VR animation.

Hopefully someone can help advise

Thank you.

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

As far as AE is concerned, it's just a clip like any other. Cylindrical projections have no specific distortions that would require plug-ins or certain workflows. It just ends up being a very large and very wide comp. Your biggest issues therefore will be how to make it seamless and actually get it to export in a usable format, the latter of which of course also depndeing on what your software actually wants.

Mylenium

[kennyt1988]

Thank you for your reply Mylenium, I imagine that if I find out the software requirements from a pre existing composition I should be able to work out the format and dimensions of the clip?

Jenna.

[Mylenium]

I suppose so...

Mylenium