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  • Need 3D text advice TONIGHT please

    Posted by Mike Mackenzie on September 25, 2007 at 12:56 am

    Hey folks…

    I used the text preset “3D Rotate Around Circle.” Works great, but my client just asked me to make it loop, and of course they need this for tomorrow morning..

    Right now it is 120 frames long (@29.97 fps) and the only keyframes this plugin seems to add is for First Margin, with a range of -500 to -2000. This almost loops, but not quite. I have tried a variety of numbers that may or may not make sense, but none of them have worked. I admit to not fully understanding how this works. Also, the 120 frame duration can change if necessary.

    Thanks!
    -Mike

    Daryl Booth replied 18 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Curtis H

    September 25, 2007 at 2:18 am

    I did it with this…
    “First Margin” keyframe one= 282
    and the last key frame = -929.5
    LENGTH OF COMP = 89 frames

    I just took a “snapshot” of the first key point then moved to the second and adjusted the numbers until I matched my “picture” perfectly (using the

  • John Dickinson

    September 25, 2007 at 3:27 am

    Hi Mike,
    Send me an email to john@motionworks.com.au and I’ll email you a file. I’ve set it up using a loop expression.

    JD

    John Dickinson
    Motionworks
    http://www.motionworks.com.au

  • Mike Mackenzie

    September 25, 2007 at 11:02 am

    Thanks guys, I really appreciate your help and was able to solved my problem.

  • Daryl Booth

    September 25, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    Hi,

    May I trouble you for the file also?

    Similar issue at my end…

    Codemonkey

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