3 Replies Latest reply: Dec 11, 2010 7:12 PM by steveprc RSS

    Colin Smith, HELP! Photoshop 3D

    steveprc Community Member

      Hopefully Colin makes it to the forums now and then. I have a question in reference to the Photoshop 3D video that I just watched related to 3D and repousse. I've been having fits trying to convert my Illustrator files into 3D so I can import and annimate them in After Effects. The Photoshop video in question is exactly was I was looking for - Taking an Illustrator file, imported into Photoshop as a layered PSD, extruding the various layers to give it some depth and texture, and then hopefully I would be able to import it into an After Effects project to animate it. Here's the problem...

       

      The file I'm importing is a logo. It features just three layers (CMYK if that makes a difference) that I export into a PSD file. One layer is simply a background rectangle with a color fill. The other two objects are text converted to curves, so they may as well be any object. I exported to a PSD with layers, and it's importing into the PSD file in folders, I think because the objects that represent the text in the logo is grouped. I'm not sure if that matters. Anyhow, when I select a layer in the PSD file to extrude it using the repousse feature, I get the marching ants around that particular item to indicate that it's been selected, but all the 3D options are still greyed out. This is giving me fits, but hopefully it's a subtle and simple solution. I've tried everything, including converting the file to RBG, converting the layers into smart objects, rasterizing the layers, etc. It doesn't seem to matter what I change, I can't use the 3D features, and specifically the repousse. Any help would be much appreciated.

       

      I'm running CS5 64 bit on a quad core Xeon machine with 32G of ram and a Quadro 4600 1.5G video card. I don't know if the system specs are relevant, but here it is just in case it's useful.