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How to Create a 3D Virtual Reality Video With After Effects

by Charles Yeager9 Feb 2016

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Workflow Adobe After Effects After Effects Plugins Virtualization How-To

In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a 3D 360 Degree video in After Effects using the plugin Skybox by Mettle.

You can download a trial of Skybox and follow along with this tutorial.

I'll also show you the proper method for preparing and uploading the video to Youtube using the 360 Video Meta Data App so it can be watched on Google Cardboard or another VR viewer such as the Oculus Rift.

Download the project file for the After Effects 3D Export Template.

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Charles Yeager is a Motion Graphics Artist and Filmmaker currently residing in Arkansas. His projects have been recognized by Canon, Video Copilot, Vimeo, Filmmaker IQ, No Film School, Film Convert, BOOM Library and Filminute. See his portfolio at yeagerfilm.com.

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