2D image into spinning 3D sphere?

[Jimmylee Remillard]

Add Filter – Distortion – Sphere. Have fun.

[Ross Geddes]

Well that was easy…I’m glad I posted here and didn’t continue to trawl the net for tutorials – I had spent hours already trying to modify similar examples with no luck. Thanks Jimmy – I’m looking forward to trying that when I get home.

Ross

[Zak Peric]

What you want to do is not possible without third party filter something like Boris continuum 7.
Best if luck…

[Ross Geddes]

Hey Zac

Before i dish out the dollars for Boris…..is it much better than this using Jimmy’s advice?

I have a link to youtube with the logo (which is poor quality to start with) and then it spinning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z78ff0Upae0

I’ll have to do it again to make it round so it spins neatly…and i’d prefer it didn’t zoom in and blur to make the sphere – but for what i’m after this will do.

My daughter sings “we’ll beat all comers” as she does out her hands from red lightning rise the 8 logo spheres of the opposition teams. As she says ‘comers” she closes her hands into fists and all spheres explode.

It will be small and last about 3 seconds – so i think this’ll do.

But any advice to make it look better would be appreciated.
Cheers

Ross

[Gareth Randall]

[Ross Geddes] “Before i dish out the dollars for Boris…..is it much better than this using Jimmy’s advice?”

The advantage of using Boris is that you can use it to create true 3D objects in Motion. If you wanted to rotate a camera around your logo sphere in 3D space, that’s what you’ve have to use. But if you just need to fake a sphere in 2D, which is what you’re doing in your example clip, then Jimmy’s technique is fine (and free).

[Stephen Smith]

Another 3D plug-in is Zaxweks. You would need the Pro Animator FX, which they offer a free trial. With a 3D plug-in you will get nice lighting on the object that will make it look much better…however, for a daughters soccer video I would stick with what is cheapest and easiest.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Ross Geddes]

Thanks Stephen I’ll give that trial a run. I know I don’t need it for this but I use my kid’s videos as a training exercise and I’d like to learn how to deliver a professional look with this as I might use it down the track.

I appreciate your advice.

Ross

[Stephen Smith]

I really like Pro Animator FX and it will give it a nice look with the lighting built into the plug-in and you can add a little reflective texture that will give it an even cooler look. Best of luck.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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