A new free plugin for AfterEffects that allows you to generate and manipulate lighting of 3D objects within AfterEffects in real-time is available in “Normality”, from Stephan Minning of Studio Lampion.
Normality is a (free for commercial and non-commercial use) After Effects plug-in which allows you to light 3D objects and scenes within Adobe After Effects. Normally is a spinoff of an internal plugin developed used by Studio Lampion. Normality has been used in projects including the Paraworld and Frontlines: Fuel of War trailers by Pendulum and A Night at the Cathedral.
It does require normal-maps of your objects or scenes, but those are easily generated from any modern rendering engine. In addition to basic lighting, you can generate some reflection and refraction effects, toon shaders, bump maps, and more. See demonstrations of the plugin after the break.
Normality 3 via |StrongMocha.
