Re: Is There A Better Way To Do "Text Expand " Animation....? 2004-02-26 - By ccoles_avengers
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Hi Petteri,
I just downloaded your CAR file. Cool! I think this may just be the
winner :). It definitely captures both directional moves along x.
What I have to see now is how it will work with a word containing
regularly spaced letters (kerning) as opposed to having all the
letters starting from the center. But this is definitely the gist of
what I am looking for (...and another effect that I can look at using
in the future -- thanks).
I will upload a CAR file using my previous method to best illustrate
what I am trying to achieve with the least amount of steps. Right
now, your approach seems like the way to go (gee, I hope it works out).
Cheers.
Claudia
"Selocic"
(a newbie)
--- In Carrara@(protected), "pmiinalainen"
<petteri.miinalainen@(protected)> wrote:
> I've used following solution to this problem
>
> 1. Create your text without kerning.
> 2. ctrl-c, ctrl-v to copy it, name copy text2
> 3. edit your second text objects kerning and word spacing. Don't
> touch the thickness, bevel etc settings to keep the geomtery
> creation similar per letter
> 4. convert both objects to vertex models
> 5. turn off 'Visible' from properties of 'text2'
> 6. Apply morhper modifier to text1, set target to text2.
> 7. move the slider.
>
> petteri
>
> --- In Carrara@(protected), "ccoles_avengers"
> <ccoles_shado@(protected)> wrote:
> > Hello Doug,
> >
> > Thanks for the tip about the "align:distribute" command.
> >
> > Currently, I have the control I want and the look I want with the
> > method I have been using, it is just that it is painstakingly
> > time-consuming to set up and is VERY prohibitive if I am using more
> > than about two or three words.
> >
> > I just looked up the "distribute" command in the book, but it
> doesn't
> > go into any detail on how to set it up. Would you mind sharing the
> > steps of your approach on how you would set something like this up
> > when using this command? I would truly appreciate it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Claudia
> > "Selocic"
> > (a newbie)
> >
> > --- In Carrara@(protected), Douglas Alden Peterson
> > <visualeyes@(protected)> wrote:
> > > > I was just wondering if anyone had a better method on doing
> text
> > > > expansion animation (i.e., the individual letters of a text
> move
> > > > proportionally along "x", as if it is being kerned live).
> > >
> > >
> > > Claudia,
> > >
> > > I'm not very happy with the kerning that Carrara
> > > does since it can't be controlled on an individual
> > > letter basis. When I'm doing full words, I tend to
> > > make them all separate type objects and either
> > > visually kern them or use the "distribute" command
> > > in the "align" dialogue.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure this will give you what you want for
> > > your animation, but it might give you more control.
> > >
> > >
> > > Doug
> > > --
> > > Douglas Alden Peterson
> > > Graphic Designer
> > > Visualeyes, Brighton, MI USA
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