From the course: After Effects: 3D Typography

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.

Pros and cons summary

Pros and cons summary - After Effects Tutorial

From the course: After Effects: 3D Typography

Start my 1-month free trial

Pros and cons summary

“

In this course we've tested six different solutions that can extrude and Animate 3D Type inside After Effects. Each one of these tools us different approach, different interface, and different technology. Some of the tools work inside the After Effects interface, and some uses a custom one or even a complete separate software, such as the Cinema 4D Lite, with the Cineware effect. The render engine is also different, and can work with the GPU, OpenGL or dedicated software renderer. So, what this score mean? Well, they can represent a similar situation which involve basic extrusion of an animated After Effects scene. Like the one I've used in this course. This means that if you want to take an existing composition that you've already created, it's a good way to do it. It also means that every job is different, as I claimed in my opening speech. We only check the basic 3D features. Although I've showed you some few extra options for each of the six alternatives. We've barely scratched…

Contents