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sandy text?
hi
I want to make a precomposed text layer blow away like sand. I looked at trapcode form tutorial. I did AK suretarget tutorial and when the camera moves over to the last text layer i want it to blow away like sand. Is there a after effect plugin which is more suitable for this? Cause in the trapcode tutorial they use lienear wipe and solid backgrounds and i i have all these different element and backgrounds going on- and the textlayer is a 3d layer. Any suggestions? -
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Is there some reason this can’t be done as a practical effect?
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my main 3d textlayer has 2 textlayer which is parented to the main. When i use the linear wipe for a starter it only apply to the main, so i have the 2 other text layers with no effect. All the tutorials i seen are made with one blak bg, i have all the elements as seen in AK suretarget tutorial, can i work with this?
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What I was referring to was a real-world effect.
Make up your text characters with sand, salt, sugar, baking soda, whatever, on a black background. (Black foamcore would work, it’s pretty non-reflective and won’t trap particles.)
Aim some canned air, or a hose from a compressor, at the text and blow it away.
Make sure to record it.
Not everything has to be computer-generated.
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[Alan Lloyd] “Not everything has to be computer-generated.”
This sounds great in theory, until the client decides to change the font, and they need the final RIGHT NOW! I agree, practical effects often look way better and certainly more realistic, but in a lot of fast-paced project situations they just aren’t… well, practical.
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His questions are six hours apart.
This could have been done as a practical effect several times already.
I like using computers as much as the next guy. They’re great tools. So are bread knives – which one will work better slicing a multigrain loaf?
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