Overview of Octane for After Effects

The integration of Octane in After Effects includes the following:

Render ORBXThe ORBX file format is the best way to transfer scene files from 3D Authoring software programs that use the Octane Plug-in such as Octane for Maya, Octane for Cinema 4D, or OctaneRender Standalone. This format is more efficient than FBX when working with Octane specific data as it provides a flexible, application independent format. ORBX is a container format that includes all animation data, models, textures etc. that is needed to transfer an Octane scene from one application to another. scenes created with Octane Standalone or any of the Octane plugins. Any animated geometry or camera data from the ORBX file (in an ABC Scene Node) is tied to the After Effects timeline, so scrubbing the timeline will move the Octane time to the relevant point.
Edit Octane materials and render settings via the Octane NodeGraph editor window. Changes made in the NodeGraph window update immediately in the After Effects viewer.
Live updating of other After Effects elements transform changes to the Octane scene (and the After Effects Viewer). So if you make changes on an After Effects element, Octane picks the change up immediately – no need for a scene refresh.
Access all Octane Render PassesRender passes allow a rendered frame to be further broken down beyond the capabilities of Render Layers. Render Passes vary among render engines but typically they allow an image to be separated into its fundamental visual components such as diffuse, ambient, specular, etc...
Import Octane geometry (with embedded ABC and OBJ Mesh nodes) into the After Effects project scene for visualization purposes.
Render animation sequences via the Octane node as you would with the After Effects Timeline.
Focus, MaterialThe representation of the surface or volume properties of an object. and White Balance are supported.

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