3D After Effects Text
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Damon Ledet, Adobe certified After Effects Instructor, shows you how to quickly make text with depth that moves in 3D space, and then add lights and a drop shadow to the scene.
Instructions
- Create a new composition (720 x 480 duration 03:00).
- Create a text layer and type in the text you would like (format the type as you wish).
- Enable 3D for the type layer.
- With the type layer selected, hit AA to bring up that layers material options.
- Make sure you set cast shadow to "on".
- Hit control/command D to duplicate the type layer to the desired thickness you want your text (I duplicated the one I created 20 times).
- Hit control command A to select all of the layers than hit p to bring up position for all of the layers.
- Hit F2 to deselect all of the layers.
- Set the second layers' z position (the last number in the position list) to 1 repeat this adding one to each sequential layer (example layer 3 would be 2, layer 4 would be 3 and so on).
- Next parent all layers to the first type layer.
- Next with the top type layer selected hit R to bring up rotation (rotate you text).
- Next create a solid control/command Y make it 2100 x 1500 and color it white.
- Enable 3d for this layer and hit P to bring up position set it z position to about 175 or so.
- Next create a new light layer (layer new light) make it a spot light and make sure you check the box to cast a shadow.
- Position your light and keyframe.
- I also keyframed the rotation on the top type layer
Damon Ledet Damon@Ledet.com
AE Instructor www.damonledet.com