3D text

caveman wrote on 3/16/2003, 11:05 AM

My “Box”?? version of V4 + DVD should be arriving this week. One of the first projects that I want to do, will have a title page of 3D text in Gold. Any suggestions of what program I can use in V4 for this would be appreciated. I am a hobbyist and this is a volunteer project for a church.

Thank You
Ron

Comments

PAW wrote on 3/16/2003, 11:16 AM

You could try Xara 3D although it does not support alpha channels so you need to chroma key out the background.

The other option would be Ulead 3D Studio which would allow you to do more.

www.ulead.com and www.xara.com

mvpvideos2007 wrote on 3/16/2003, 12:12 PM

Also try crystal graphics. It is a great program.

wcoxe1 wrote on 3/16/2003, 2:29 PM

Serif's Impact Plus is also worth looking at, but only if you have a FAST machine. By FAST, I mean at least 2GHz. It is the pits on a 1 GHz unit. TOO SLOW. But interesting.

theigloo wrote on 3/16/2003, 3:57 PM

Adobe after effects has a plugin by Zaxwerks. That's the real deal. Unfortunatly it's very pricy. It comes with the production bundle for $1500.

MNJ wrote on 3/17/2003, 1:36 AM

I just bought Ulead Cool 3d 3.0 on eBay for about $14 total including shipping. Simple to use for creating 3d text, and can't beat the price. Go to Ulead.com to get the 3.5 version for about $25.

efiebke wrote on 3/17/2003, 1:50 AM

Ulead 3D Studio works great for me. It's simple for my simple mind and does a decent job for my needs.

Caligari's TrueSpace is another option.

There sure are tons of 3D programs out there. Lots of options! :)