• Adobe After Effects

  Creating a pouring effect using text

  Posted by Jason Burris on May 4, 2008 at 11:51 pm

  Hi,
  I am trying to create an effect where text pours out of a wine bottle that is rotating from the vertical to its horizontal axis. I have the animated bottle rotating properly, but I do not know how to get the text to “pour” from the mouth of the bottle and into place at the bottom of the screen. Also, I would like to give the letters a liquidy feel as they pour out. Can anyone give me advice on how to create this combination of effects?

  David Bogie replied 18 years ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Peter Van der zee

  May 5, 2008 at 2:46 pm

  You can use the text animator to put the position, a bit of scale and 0 tracking to the mouth of the bottle, the liquid feel is achievable with displacement maps.

  vanderzee.tv
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  David Bogie

  May 5, 2008 at 3:39 pm

  Liquidy can also be done with vector blurs.

  The main issue with such initial attempts is figuring out the end positions and the ballistics as the letters come to a soft landing. Do you need them to wiggle and bounce?

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

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