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spin text along vertical axis.
Posted by Boohoo on November 16, 2006 at 12:19 amHi. New to this.
Is it possible to animate text, for example, spin text, along the vertical axis? Are there x y z coordinates like in AfterEffects?
Thanks in advance
Adam Wilder replied 19 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies -
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Jim Kanter
November 16, 2006 at 12:50 amThe trick is to scale it on the X-axis only. Keyframe from 100% to -100% and back. Leave the Y axis values alone.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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Boohoo
November 16, 2006 at 5:34 pmThanks for the reply. My apologies if this seems mundane…but how do I tweek the x,y values, can’t seem to find these variables. Thanks in advance. Is there a simple tutorial you could lead me to?
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Jim Kanter
November 17, 2006 at 2:11 amSelect the text object, press the F1 key to open Properties in the Inspector, and twirl open the Scale parameter to see the x and y coordinates and keyframe the x scale separately.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com -
Adam Wilder
November 18, 2006 at 8:44 amWhy not just use the Basic 3D filter in the Distortion section? While still faking 3D it allows you to control XYZ/HBP rotation. It also allows for you to add a back face input.
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