Answers.Body: <p>The following steps work for me for an arbitrary camera.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Create the desired composition.</li>
  <li>Create a camera by going to <code>Layer -&gt; New -&gt; Camera</code>. For now just accept the default settings..</li>
  <li>Position the camera as you desire by changing the <code>Transform</code> parameters or by dragging it to the desired position. Here below an image of the <code>Transform</code> parameters:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7Mpfo.png" alt="enter image description here"></li>
  <li>Make sure that all the layers are 3D layers.</li>
  <li>In the bar between your composition and the timeline there is a camera dropdown menu:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2u35x.png" alt="enter image description here"></li>
  <li>Make sure that you choose the camera angle you wish to export. In this case it is <code>Camera 1</code>:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/HlPDn.png" alt="enter image description here"></li>
  <li>Go to <code>Composition -&gt; Save Frame As...</code></li>
  </ol>
  
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Answers.Text: I have mine set to `Custom View 1`, but it saves the front-on view.
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Answers.Text: As I state in the answer at point 6 it is necessary to choose which camera you want. I have added an additional step on how to create a camera as I think you have not added a camera to your scene. `Custom View 1` is not a camera.
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Answers.Text: Thank you! At step 3 I right-clicked on the camera layer and selected `Transform -> Center in View`.
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Answers.Text: Glad I helped. It's up to you of course to decide which method you're using to place your camera.
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Body: <p>I'm an absolute noob to After Effects. I'm not using it for video. I just want to use the 3D ray tracing to get a single image. I've created the 3D image, set the lighting I want and have a camera angle that I like. If I try to save the frame using <code>Composition -&gt; Save Frame As</code>, I lose the camera angle - it saves just a front-on view.</p>
  
  <p>How do I save the image as it looks in the composition?</p>
  
Tags: <after-effects>
Title: Save frame with current camera angle
UserDisplayName: ic3b3rg
ThreadText: # Save frame with current camera angle
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-19)
  
  I'm an absolute noob to After Effects. I'm not using it for video. I just want to use the 3D ray tracing to get a single image. I've created the 3D image, set the lighting I want and have a camera angle that I like. If I try to save the frame using `Composition -> Save Frame As`, I lose the camera angle - it saves just a front-on view.
  
  How do I save the image as it looks in the composition?
  
  **Tags:** after-effects
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-01-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  The following steps work for me for an arbitrary camera.
  
  1. Create the desired composition.
  2. Create a camera by going to `Layer -> New -> Camera`. For now just accept the default settings..
  3. Position the camera as you desire by changing the `Transform` parameters or by dragging it to the desired position. Here below an image of the `Transform` parameters:
     ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7Mpfo.png)
  4. Make sure that all the layers are 3D layers.
  5. In the bar between your composition and the timeline there is a camera dropdown menu:
     ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2u35x.png)
  6. Make sure that you choose the camera angle you wish to export. In this case it is `Camera 1`:
     ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/HlPDn.png)
  7. Go to `Composition -> Save Frame As...`
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I have mine set to `Custom View 1`, but it saves the front-on view.  
  > **username_1**: As I state in the answer at point 6 it is necessary to choose which camera you want. I have added an additional step on how to create a camera as I think you have not added a camera to your scene. `Custom View 1` is not a camera.  
  > **username_0**: Thank you! At step 3 I right-clicked on the camera layer and selected `Transform -> Center in View`.  
  > **username_1**: Glad I helped. It's up to you of course to decide which method you're using to place your camera.  
  
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