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Subject: Re: [AE] Specific Text Effect
From: Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com>
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Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:16:57 -0600
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Chris, I watched your tutorial, and I like how you made your gradient =
maps.  Clever.  Thanks for sharing.


On Jan 4, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Dave <aftereffects-list@gem3.com> wrote:

> Hello Chris,
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> Although you were late to the party, your arrival is most appreciated =
and the gifts you bring are wholeheartedly welcomed. This is a most =
unexpected help. I have continue to work on  various techniques ever =
since I posed the question. I sincerely appreciate your knowledge and =
contribution, this is going to really help.
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> Much Thanks,
> Dave
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> On 1/4/14, 4:57 PM, Chris Zwar wrote:
>> I am late to the party, catching up to a few weeks of emails=85
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>> The effect in the trailer is probably a write-on that has the matte =
grunged up or the edge roughened.
>> It looks effective because in the trailer the letters are revealed in =
a natural order, and also because it has been composited onto the paper =
BG and so everything feels integrated.
>> If you want to play around with something more complex than a simple =
gradient wipe, there's a project template linked somewhere here:
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http://provideocoalition.com/czwar/video/creating-a-watercolour-wipe-in-af=
ter-effects
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>> And plenty of video of me waffling on about how it all works and so =
on.
>> You could download the project file, use the text as your source, an =
old paper texture for your background, and have something rendered in a =
few minutes that would look comparable to the video you have linked to.
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>> -Chris
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>> On 31/12/2013, at 2:04 AM, Dave <aftereffects-list@gem3.com> wrote:
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>>> Hello All,
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>>> =46rom about 7 seconds to 8 second into the trailer below this text =
appears on a document =93Follow a trail of secret letters=85=94
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>>> =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97
>>> The Room Two Trailer
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DCbGaddIZzVs
>>> =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97
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>>> QUESTION: My question is does any one know how or can suggest an =
approach that would achieve a very similar look and feel as text appears =
on a document?
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>>> Thanks,
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>>> Dave
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