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Metal Press effect?
So I am building a bumper in AE, and I was wondering how to do an effect like a metal press. Sort of a stamping effect. Any input on this?
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3 Replies
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You can use Free Form (stock with CS5) to create a 3D displacement. Add a Light and you can animate the depth of the extrusion.
Here’s a tutorial that can help you figuring out Free Form:
https://library.creativecow.net/jelescu_tudor/3D-from-2D-image_AE/1Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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My apologies,
I should have stated that I am still using CS3, and we really don’t have the resources to dump into upgrades right now. Is this still possible?
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You can still try and use displacement with the stock plugin under Distort. It will be a 2d effect though.
You may even get away with creating 3 or 4 stills in PSD (use bevel/emboss and drop shadow to “grow” the shape pressed in) and then adding a motion blur and camera shake in AE, simulating a hard hit from the press.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist
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