Tudor "ted" jelescu
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That’s the kind of stuff that sets SSAE or FreeForm Pro apart in the 3d plugin category- very cool!
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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FreeForm V2 would be my first choice, but even better is FreeForm Pro. The ability to add a Reflection Map will enhance the effect in your situation.
https://library.creativecow.net/jelescu_tudor/FreeForm-Pro-review/1
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
I may be off here, but you could just use Levels to crush the duplicated layer values to Black and then apply a Fast Blur…
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Another way of doing this involves a 3rd party plugin- FreeForm Pro or ShapeShifter AE. Both allow for 3d displacement using a grayscale image and both allow for reflection maps. You can combine that with a distortion filter and you should be able to get the desired effect.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Also, check to see if the floor layer has Accept Shadows turned on.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Do you have a layer that catches the shadow? You need a 3d layer that matches the perspective of the table and “catches” the shadow of the text. Here’s a few links about Shadow Catchers:
https://www.sternfx.com/tutorials/112
https://forums.adobe.com/message/4520739
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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There’s no way you can exactly match a practical effect- except by shooting a practical effect on black and compositing that on your footage. If the 0:45 moment is the one you refer to (there’s no 4:45 in the clip you posted) then shoot a xmas sparkler on black and you should be golden.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
I hear you- the best way to be heard is to post all this stuff on the Adobe site. Even if at times it may seem that the folks there don’t listen, I know they do… right Todd Kopriva?
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Without knowing more details about your project I can think only of one way- create all individual parts of your animation in precomps that are the final size and bring them all in in one big comp to see the final animation simulation. This will enable you to just render each precomp separately once you are happy with the way things look together. As afr as working on the animations in the precomps and seeing the final result at the same time, you can lock the main comp (the animation simulation one) and open another comp window side by side with it where you can see all your precomps as you work on them individually.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Take a few screen shots of your comp, output module and render settings and post them here, maybe we can figure something out.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist