{"id":169560,"date":"2022-06-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=169560"},"modified":"2022-06-14T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:25:42","slug":"helium-after-effects-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/helium-after-effects-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlock the Power of 3D in After Effects with Helium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Check out the new Helium plugin if you’re looking to add some extra depth to your next After Effects animation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entering the Wonderful World of 3D<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While Adobe After Effects is my tool of choice as a freelance motion designer, I’ve wanted to add a proper 3D program to my tool belt. I specialize in cartographic animations<\/a>, and lately I’ve been receiving requests to create some pretty complex 3D visualizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These requests include terrain, 3D paths, and detailed 3D elements such as buildings and points of interest. These are especially difficult things to create in After Effects. So, I decided to take the leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Late last year, I set aside two hours a day for thirty days in an attempt to learn Blender,<\/a> the popular (and free) 3D application. I did so with the hopes of sparking an interest in the program. Unfortunately, my passion for Blender was never ignited over the course of this month. The main deterrent was time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, learning a 3D program from scratch is a serious time investment. It takes a while to see even a little progress. Add juggling freelance gigs with family and personal responsibilities to that, and you quickly realize how time is a precious commodity. When dedicating several hours a day to learn something, it’s nice to see even a little return on that investment. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why I was incredibly excited to see Helium<\/a> drop onto the scene late last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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