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howiemnet/AE - make a layer face the camera plane

Created May 19, 2016 12:50
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AE - make a layer face the camera plane
C = thisComp.layer("Camera");
V = C.toWorldVec([0,0,1]);
P = toWorld(anchorPoint);
lookAt(P, P + V);
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This makes a layer (usually a null, or a text layer etc) face the camera by orienting it to match the camera's orientation in world space. This differs from the built-in "Look At Camera" function, which points a layer's Z axis at the camera's position. The difference is that objects that aren't perfectly central in the frame tend to tilt inwards a little with the built-in function; the code above keeps text [etc] perfectly straight, perfectly in line with the frame.

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