From: brian@totaltraining.com
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Subject: Re[2]: [AE] Text spiralling around a 3D column
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:13:20 +0000
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If I make a project, is CC ok or do you need it in CS6?

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From: "sean cusson" <scusson@mac.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 10/7/2013 11:36:39 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] Text spiralling around a 3D column
>Brian that would be awesome. Whichever is easiest for you. The=20
>explanation would be an added bonus though so that I could see what was=
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>going on under the hood.
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>On 2013-10-07, at 11:27 AM, brian@totaltraining.com wrote:
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>>  Yes. I actually demoed this exact technique at AE World... it=20
>>requires a few relatively simple steps, but they have to happen in=20
>>exactly the right order. I can try to write it up for you, or I can=20
>>just send you a sample file if that would be easier.
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>>  Brian
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>>  From: "sean cusson" <scusson@mac.com>
>>  To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
>>  Sent: 10/7/2013 11:16:27 AM
>>  Subject: [AE] Text spiralling around a 3D column
>>>  I've been wracking my brain trying to get this to work. I need to=20
>>>create a "beam of data" shooting up in to the sky. The trick is that=20
>>>I need the text to spiral around the beam as though the beam is made,=
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>>>in part, by the text itself which could be up to 100 words. Adding to=
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>>>the complexity, I need it to be 3D as I will be compositing it on top=
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>>>of C4D renders. I know I can build it directly in C4D but I would=20
>>>love to be able to keep it live in AE instead.
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>>>  I know that I can create a circle and just have the text wrap around=
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>>>the path but I don't know how I would create a helix/spiral shape=20
>>>without creating the whole thing by hand. These columns are basically=
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>>>shooting up in to the sky so the paths themselves would be quite high=
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>>>(and a huge pain to try and make by hand).
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>>>  Has anyone been able to do this in AE?
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>>>
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