Adobe After Effects has an integrated engine for 3D space. Initially this allowed you to rotate and position elements. Recently, After Effects added an extrusion engine that you can take advantage of to add depth to your text. In this video, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to extrude text in 3D space in After Effects.
- After Effects has an integrated engine for 3D space.…Now, initially this just allowed you…to rotate and position elements within the 3D environment,…but recently After Effects has evolved…and added an actual extrusion engine.…I'm gonna show you how you can take advantage…of the different extrusion engines and modeling techniques…to actually get some depth to your text.…Our text is in 3D space, but it's not currently 3D.…One of the things I wanna first check…are my Project Settings.…So under File, Project Settings,…make sure you're using some sort of GPU acceleration…if your machine supports it.…
Then go under the Composition Settings,…Composition, Composition Settings,…and you'll see the 3D Renderer.…You're gonna wanna switch from the Classic 3D Renderer…to either Ray-traced or CINEMA 4D.…CINEMA 4D is the newer one,…and this will allow you to extrude the text in 3D space.…You'll see what is supported…and on the right what is not supported.…So, this'll make it easy to understand…what's gonna work and what's not going to work.…
Author
Richard Harrington
Released
6/29/2018- Designing lower thirds in Photoshop
- Creating alpha channels in Photoshop
- Designing 3D type in Photoshop
- Distressing text
- Creating a watermark
- Animating text with After Effects
- Using animation presets
- Extruding 3D text in After Effects
- Creating titles in Premiere Pro
- Adding a logo to a lower third
- Using Dynamic Link with text for Premiere Pro and After Effects
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Exercise files44s
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1. Designing Lower Thirds in Photoshop
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Designing the bar9m 7s
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Placing a logo2m 16s
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2. Designing 3D Type in Photoshop
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Extruding and inflating text3m 16s
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Adjusting color and bevel3m 49s
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Transforming 3D objects3m 18s
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3. Photoshop Design Techniques
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Distressing text6m 42s
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Ripped from the headlines10m 55s
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Creating a logo bug7m 40s
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Creating a watermark5m 48s
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Using Photoshop templates8m 32s
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4. Animated Text with After Effects
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Adding text to a composition4m 41s
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Using multiple animators6m 27s
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Creating custom animations9m 59s
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Saving presets3m 9s
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Exporting the animation5m 13s
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5. After Effects Design Techniques
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Extruding 3D text5m 17s
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Using environment maps4m 58s
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6. Overview of Text in Adobe Premiere Pro
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7. Linking Workflows for Text with Adobe Video Apps
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 3s
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