3D Text
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- harlequino0
that Zaxwerks plugin, I have it for AE. Do they make it for other apps, CALLES?
- CFish0
C4D is a pretty simple app to that sort of thing.
- menos0
C4D is a pretty simple app to that sort of thing.
CFish
(Oct 2 07, 10:08)...well... if you know what you're doing...
- Nairn0
Actually, Illy is brilliant for doing 3D text, it's just a bit slow and fiddly.
One thing to do is once you've flattened the resultant object, break it apart, hide the 'top' front-facing layer (ie. the original inner text), then analyse the components that make up the depth. The annoying thing is that Illy over-fragments these pieces, so if you logically group these components (the upper half of the inner circle in an o, for example), merge, reduce the number of points, then add a gradient, you can achieve quite a powerful level of control.
As I said, it can be fiddly, but having just done a project using Illy's 3D bit, I can assure you it is worthwhile. More so than starting from scratch with a full-on 3D package, anyway. (for me, imho, naturally).
- menos0
the good thing about c4d is that you can produce your shapes (in this case text) in illy and export them (as illy v.8 only) and open them up in c4d and start 3d-izing that stuff...
but as Nairn said, Illy is pretty good for simple stuff, if you're not happy with the final 'render' then you can always bring it in to photoshop and make it shine!
- harlequino0
I agree with Nairn. Trying to learn a 3D app just for a text solution may bring more tears that its worth. You just have to spend time with the Illustrator function to get what you want.
- CFish0
I agree you can get a half decent result in illy even if you have to take it into PS after. I am crap at 3d apps but have still achieved simple 3d text effects in C4D...its only an extrude which you can find via the help...and a bit of lighting and maybe a texture...
What about Swift 3D?
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corel
swift 3d
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- SoupCan0
Strata. or if it's just a header draw it out vector in Ill
- chossy0
to begin with tell us what programs you do have......
- version30
MS Paint, but only on the Mac
- CALLES0
I use cinema but i think that zaxwerks 3d invigorator promodeler is what you are looking for... if you dont know much about 3d