What It Does
Canvas 360 Pro extends After Effects’ canvas to 360°, letting you composite VR footage or renders with standard 2D and 3D layers in a single composition. Developed by Torus Media Labs, it bridges 360° media from sources like Cinema 4D, Unity, Maya, or Nuke with After Effects’ native compositing and motion graphics tools. The plugin supports tracking from AE Camera Tracker and third-party match-moving software, integrating camera data directly into the 360° workspace.
Note: This product has been discontinued.
Key Features
360° compositing. Mix 360° and non-360° footage in one timeline. Add localized mattes and effects to rotoscope, color correct, or blur specific regions. Insert logos or layers at fixed perspectives using the same technique. Navigate your 360° scene with standard AE tools.
Camera tracking and stabilization. Use After Effects’ Camera Tracker on 360° media. Canvas 360 Pro integrates tracking data and automatically stabilizes the camera. Import tracking from third-party packages like PFTrack or Mocha Pro. Animate the working camera before tracking, then freely look around after targeting a 3D layer.
Multi-format I/O. Import 360° media as Equirectangular, Cube-Map (H-Cross or V-Cross), Unity (H-Strip or V-Strip), Facebook (3:2), or Pano2VR (3:2). Export to formats including Cube-Map, Unity, Facebook, or Pano2VR at resolutions up to 10K. Version 1.50+ adds support for GearVR, Fisheye, and Sphere-Map outputs in After Effects 2018.
Alpha channel support. Input and output alpha channels for transparency compositing. Works with Element 3D’s World Transform mode for integrated 3D models.
GPU acceleration. Significant rendering speed improvements over earlier versions. Info panel updates track task progress.
Mocha VR integration. Combine Canvas 360 Pro’s 360° compositing with Mocha VR’s tracking and masking for advanced VR workflows.
Convert existing scenes. Transform any 3D After Effects project into 360° camera motion, including animated layers, particles, and native AE elements.
Who It’s For
Canvas 360 Pro targets motion designers and VFX artists working in VR or 360° video. Useful for adding graphics, effects, or tracked elements to immersive footage. Works alongside Adobe Skybox and Mocha VR for post-production pipelines requiring camera data import from 3D packages or match-moving software.
Pricing
Last listed at $112.50 (sale price) or $149.99 regular, one-time purchase. Previously sold for $399. This plugin is no longer available for purchase.