3d in after effects
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make a new comp.
place your camera in the comp. (camera settings usually look nice at 80 for the focal length)
make a null then 3d it.
Parent your camera to the null.
do not move the camera, do all of your motion with the null.A trick in AFX 5.5 that they don't tell you about is if you hold the option key and then click the rotation button (located on your tool bar) a differnt icon will appear. When using the rotation tool it spins the object (or camera null) via the orientation not the rotation X, Y, or Z axis.
The X, Y, and Z rotation keyframes give you a much smoother animation.
Another trick is to be sure your four windows are open so you can view the top, side, active camera, and front.
I do tons of 2D/3D in After Effects this way. Check out my website if you can..
Going to be posting a project that I just worked on with TVLAND that is purely AFX 3D in a few weeks.