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  • Combine light streaks with stroke handwriting effect

    Posted by Sawi Hsiwi on July 19, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    Interested to know if there is a way to maneuver light streaks (as seen in Video Copilot tutorial #18) so that they form text. I’m aware of a technique to simulate handwriting using a mask and the stroke effect. I was trying to see if by any way I could parent the light generating the streak to a the path created by the stroke effect. Thanks.

    Joseph W. bourke replied 12 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Joseph W. bourke

    July 21, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    3D Stroke from Trapcode/Red Giant allows you to do this, and there is most likely a way to do it without plugins as well. The link went nowhere, so I couldn’t look at your example. Doing the mask and stroke method, combined with a lens flare or glow repeated as a second layer could also do the trick, if I understand what you’re trying to do.

    Joe Bourke
    Owner/Creative Director
    Bourke Media
    http://www.bourkemedia.com

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