After Effects Normality -

: Capable of generating reflections and refractions based on surface data.

In the world of 3D and After Effects compositing, "Normality" refers to the direction a surface is facing. after effects normality

It’s not about the software. It’s about what happens to your brain when you live inside a compositing program for too long. : Capable of generating reflections and refractions based

You start seeing life through AE goggles. A passing car’s headlights look like a bad lens flare. A leaf falling feels like a missing position keyframe. You mentally add wiggle(2,30) to someone’s walk cycle. after effects normality

Back in the day, that meant a total re-render in Cinema 4D or Maya. But the plugin changed the game for motion designers.