You force back the first twenty responses that spring to mind. Instead, you just say, "really?"
Your boss nods. "Add something in 3D to our next presentation," he says. "I'm going out to play golf!"
MainActor Sequencer allows you to create three dimensional animated text and insert it into your project. In this scenario we will briefly describe how to modify a 3d animated text clip.
Because there is an awful lot you can do with 3d text, this scenario will give you only a general idea on how to create and insert 3d text into a project. We suggest you experiment with this tool yourself to get a good idea of the capabilities of this option.
RESULT: The Profile Window appears.
RESULT: The Profile Window closes.
RESULT: the 3D Text Configuration Window appears.
NOTE: The 3D Text Configuration Window is split into five sections. The top of the window has the animation field, which takes you to a dialog that will allow you to specify the typeface, size and message that will be rendered in 3d. The bottom of the window has the Accept, Cancel and Help buttons. Accept will create the 3d text based on the settings in this window. Cancel will close the 3D Text Configuration Window without applying any of the settings. Help will open a help screen that you can refer to if you need more information on any of the tools here.
RESULT: The preview will show the text from the front perspective.
RESULT: The preview area will show the text from an overhead perspective.
NOTE: the shading menu allows you tol change the type of rendering used on the preview display. You
can choose between viewing the text as a wireframe or from 3 different types
of 3d shading.
You can also choose a textpath from the animation menu: