"Final Render" QuicktimeMovie (224 KB) Example.11: Basic 3D Sphere (AE5.5 PRO & Knoll LightFactory) AE-TIPS 11 : Adobe After Effects CS5 (10.0.2.4) Resolution: 640x480 Third-Party AE Plugins: - Knoll Light Factory Third-Party Footages: - No Use Creating the still picture Material Create The Material for rotation using Photoshop etc. (Create by 640x640 Pixel) Apply "Polar Coordinates filter" to the straight line. Import to AfterEffects, Put into a New Composition and Apply Rotation. Prepare Four parts from which a rotational kind is different. View Large Picture "Basic 3D" QuicktimeMovie (143 KB) Basic 3D Put The Material of STEP1 into a New Composition. Apply Effect > Perspective > Basic 3D. Adjust parameter to look like a sphere. * When you are using AfterEffects 5.0J or later, You may use "3D Layer Function." View Effect Controls Window "Basic 3D" Glow Effect Put The Material of STEP2 into a New Composition. Apply Effect > Stylize > Glow. View Effect Controls Window "Glow" Creation of the Lens Flare Apply The Lens Flare. Although apply "Knoll Light Factory". You may apply the standard Lens Flare. View Effect Controls Window "Light Factory" etc. "Final Render" QuicktimeMovie (224 KB) Completion It will complete if you composite the Material of STEP 3-4. Adjust "Rotational" and "Speed" etc. Apply a trial-and-error. More information about "Knoll Light Factory" http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/