In this tutorial, learn how to create 3D Facebook Posts with 3D objects exported from Cinema 4D. By creating 3D posts on Facebook, users are able to move and rotate an object in full 3D.

When using Cinema 4D, to start, export your 3D object as an OBJ. Once you have an OBJ and the accompanying MTL file, you need to convert those to the GLB file format, which is what Facebook currently uses for 3D posts.

To convert the OBJ to a GLB file, use this website: http://52.4.31.236/convertmodel.html

Check out Facebook’s developer tutorials on 3D posts here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/...

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Looking to create 3D photos using portrait mode on your iPhone and Adobe Photoshop? Check out this quick video below!

To see more features of Cinema 4D, be sure to check out new features in Cinema 4D R18.

• Top 5 MoGraph updates and new Effectors for R18
• Voronoi Fracture, a New MoGraph Feature
• Inverted Ambient Occlusion
• Working with the new Thinfilm Shader
• How to use the new Parallax Bump Map Feature
• U sing the new Shadow Catcher for 3D Compositing
• Working with the new Substance Materials Workflow

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Sean Frangella

January 26, 2019

Tutorials, 2017-2019 Tutorials

Create Facebook 3D Photos using Photoshop and an iPhone

Sean Frangella

January 26, 2019

Tutorials, 2017-2019 Tutorials

In this tutorial, learn how to create 3D Facebook Photos with layered graphics, using Adobe Photoshop, the Depth Cam iPhone app, and Facebook.

By using Portrait Mode on the iPhone, you can upload photos to Facebook and have them appear as 3D photos, creating an eye-catching parallax effect when users scroll through your feed. But did you know you can create them using graphics, photos, and layered images?

Follow these quick steps to create and upload your own 3D photos to Facebook!

Create a Photoshop document with the settings 1125x1500.

Duplicate all layers, and create a duplicate of the layout using black, white and grays. White being the background, black the foreground, and gray the layers in between.

Save the files and move them to your iPhone. You can do this with air drop, dropbox, google drive, or emailing them to yourself.

Download the app “depth cam,” a depth camera app for the iPhone.

Navigate to your photostream, and select “Create Depth Map”.

Locate the main image you created.

Next, select “import depth map.”

Locate the black & white depth map image, and select it. This will add both images.

To combine them into one Portrait Mode photo, click the “save” icon in the bottom right, then select “Save Facebook 3D Photo.”

This will save the image to your iPhone’s camera roll, where it will now appear as a Portrait Mode photo.

In the Facebook app, navigate to your profile, select “status,” and scroll down until you see “3D photo.” This will display only your Portrait Mode photos.