• Adobe After Effects

  creating chrome 3d text in ae

  Posted by Danny Brooking on January 13, 2009 at 9:38 am

  hi guys i want to make 3d chrome text and then fly around it
  ive been watching andrew krammers tuts and he has got me half way but..

  q1 Can i import text from sony vegas into ae?
  q2 If not should i create in PS and then import to ae ?what are the best specs
  q3 is it easier to do it all in ae

  any tips would be greatly appreciated as im a beginner with ae

  Chickens are sooo chicken!

  Danny Brooking replied 17 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Will Cavanagh

  January 13, 2009 at 3:36 pm

  Doing 3d in AE is always somewhat of a battle. Your best bet for 3d Text and the like is using an external program like 3DS Max, C4D, Maya, Houdini, etc. If you do wish to do the 3d in After Effects, tricks exist to make 3d extruded text (look into using Shatter 3D) and you can also look into a 3rd party plugin like Zaxwerks’ 3D Invigorator.

  As for importing from Vegas — I have no experience with this, but I would speculate that your only option would be to import an RGBA file (i.e. an AVI.) I may be wrong here.

  If you want to do 2d text in 3d space (not extruded) then yes, importing from Photoshop or working entirely in AE is a definite possibility.

  Hope this helps.
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  Danny Brooking

  January 15, 2009 at 10:24 am

  thanks dude
  yes I have heard of the 3d by using the shatter effect and I will probably end up just doing it all in AE
  wish me luck

  Chickens are sooo chicken!

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