SilverwingVFX shows how to set up Cryptomattes in Cinema 4D under Octane and work with those in After Effects.

Cryptomattes changed how AOVs get made by automating a lot of the setup process. Crypromatte is a tool that allows you to create ID mattes automatically based on information that is already available in the scene at render time.

If you’ve never used Cryptomattes with Octane and Cinema 4D, this new tutorial from SilverwingfVFX (Raphael Rau) shows a round-trip process from Cinema 4D, Octane, and After Effects.

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PixelTrain’s Helge Maus shows off the process behind working with Cryptomattes in After Effects.