Zdepth AOV

#1

Hey guys !

i’d like to use the zdepth pass from Maya/Arnold in after effect instead of Nuke

How can i interpret the depth in after effect with the exr file format ?

(https://support.solidangle.com/display/AFMUG/Z+Depth+AOV)

#2

This question is more about AfterFX than about Maya rendering.
There are some plug-ins for After Effects which will allow you to extract depth data, OpenEXR, for example. But for AfterFX you should better render into separate tif files.

#3

Ok thx a lot !
i’ll check openEXR and the tiff format !

#4

If you will render into TIF, you will not need EXR plugin.