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3D text creations

3D text creations - After Effects Tutorial

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3D text creations

In this chapter, we are going to take a look at one of the first tools that could do 3D type inside After Effects. And I'm referring to Zaxwerks Invigorator Pro. This plug-in has a lot of history and, at some point was even bundled with the early versions of the software. In this movie, we are going to take a look at the currently latest version of it. Which is number eight, which according to the developers, it is 25 times faster than the previous version. Over the years as more features were added to this effect, it became a little bit intimidating, and in order to get the most out of it. You need to step into a special interface, which almost serves like a software within a software. Luckily, most of the simple things like text extrusion and support for After Effects lights and camera. Are very easy to set up, so I'm going to start with recreating the 3D text and then defining the materials and bevel settings, as well as connect the expression that drives the animation. Our…

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