Bevel & Emboss Text

CClub wrote on 6/27/2008, 7:32 PM

I've never been able to figure out an easy way to add Bevel & Emboss to text, so I've always added this via Photoshop. I have to add quite a bit for a current project (song titles, etc. for a two hour concert), and I'm trying to come up with a quicker way. Using Media Generator Text is quite simple, but there's no Bevel & Emboss. Is there an easy way with Vegas itself (or a Vegas plugin) to Bevel/Emboss text? I haven't found the Border, Bevel option to be that good. I have Pixelan CreativEase RiseShine, but I didn't find that to be nearly as good as the Photoshop Bevel/Emboss.

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rs170a wrote on 6/27/2008, 7:47 PM

I do mine in Photoshop as well.
My method is to create the first text layer, get the text set up the way I want, duplicate the layer and change the text on the new layer.
Be advised that, if the text on the new layer is a lot smaller than the previous one, you may have to adjust the Bevel & Emboss settings to compensate.

Mike

Jessariah67 wrote on 6/27/2008, 8:22 PM

It's not what you'd get in PS, but setting the feather to "0" on the drop shadow gives text a nicely defined, chiseled look.

[r]Evolution wrote on 6/28/2008, 1:15 PM

Bump Map alongside some other FX may be along the lines of what you're looking for.