Livetype Spotlight effect

[David Bogie]

Not clear enough.
Do you mean an instrument shining on a stage or do you just want to put a light glint across the face of the text?

bogiesan

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[Rob Dunford]

The look I was after is the same as the livetype font ‘Spotlight’ where the letters are backlight by a travelling spot. Is that clearer?

[David Bogie]

Ah, yesyesyes. Much more clearer.
Cant’ be done.
You would need a volumetric filter such as Trapcode’s Shine.

You CAN fake it. Much easier to have the appropriate tool, though. Or hire it done by someone who has After Effects.

bogiesan

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[Linzhenderson]

Eh, my Mac’s down at the moment so I can’t confirm this…but couldn’t he use the ‘lightrays’ effect to get the same look as the spotlight font? I use it quite often on bitmaps with alpha and I’m sure I’ve used it on text in this way – I could be misunderstanding ‘though :p

Linz
Amethyst Graphics
Scotland

[Rob Dunford]

Hi
Thanks for the tip! I found the software, tried it and bought it. It looks just like the Livefont effect and lots of manipulation. Thanks

[Rob Dunford]

Hi Bogiesan
I now have Shine and it looks great, but it still doesn’t give quite the ‘Spotlight’ effect, I am making up a TV logo/ident and I wanted to have the light travel down the station name, but for most of the effect the word is obscured by the light rays. How could I make each letter shine in succession without obscuring the whole word and finish up with no shine effect. If you have a look at the Spotlight font you will see what I mean.
Thanks in advance
Rob