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  Liquid pouring into create text

  Posted by Chris Anderson on November 12, 2009 at 4:51 pm

  Probably out of the range of Motion’s capabilities, but I’d like to create an effect where liquid pours and creates text, as if the text was a container and the liquid was filling it up. Just curious if this would be possible in Motion, and if not, where else I might want to investigate. Thanks!

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  Walter Biscardi

  November 12, 2009 at 5:18 pm

  Did you look a couple of threads down on how to create liquid?

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  Chris Anderson

  November 12, 2009 at 5:20 pm

  Haha I did right after I posted, not sure how I missed it. It seems like if you were very precise with the edge collision you could do it, but I was more looking for a third party filter or something similar.
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  David Bogie

  November 13, 2009 at 3:34 pm

  I wonder if the edge collision detection can be driven by the alpha of a text object? Even if it could be done, you’d need superb logical skills to stack the layers to prevent the counters from being filled.

  Filling a text object is easy. Just shoot an aquarium and matte that into your letters. Creating text shapes (or any shapes) from a simulated liquid is an endless quest of even the best 3D artists.

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  Eyal Shtark

  November 15, 2009 at 5:05 am

  Hi

  i think you are looking for something more like this tutorial:

  https://library.creativecow.net/articles/martin_chris/liquid_logo.php

  it is possible to do in motion with some help from masks and emitters but to really get the effect
  you need to do it in a 3D program like Cinema 4D

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  Eyal Shtark

  November 15, 2009 at 7:23 am

  I think you want to do this:
  https://reels.creativecow.net/film/liquid-filling-text-in-motion

  i could not stop myself from trying this challenge.

  Hope it answers your question.

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  Chris Anderson

  November 16, 2009 at 3:25 pm

  Thanks for the post! Looks like a great effect and I’ll be trying it out soon.

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