[AE Tut] Make a Sig with Trapcode 3D Stroke

[lostmodz26]

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In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to make an animated sig with Trapcode 3D Stroke. It will look something like this when your done:

 

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3448/sig1n.gif

 

You can mix the 3D Strokes or make them bigger, but that is just a basic example of what yours could look like.

 

~Requirements~

- A Computer Running Adobe After Effects CS3+

- Trapcode 3D Stroke (Get here)

- Basic Knowledge of After Effects

- A Life

- Friends

 

First start out by creating a new composition. Go to Composition>New Composition:

 

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5337/17196577.png

 

Use the same settings as mine:

 

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/1395/62966789.png

 

Now we need to make a new solid to apply our 3D stroke to. So go to Layer>New>Solid or press Control/Command + Y:

 

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6351/15121332.png

 

This dialog should come up. The color dosen't matter, so as an example I made mine lime green. Make sure that you click "Make Comp Size" at least once:

 

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/697/18609207.png

 

Now select the Layer that you just made and go to Effects>Trapcode>3D Stroke:

 

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/8076/21622449.png

 

Now grab the http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/640/47731851.png tool and select your layer. Now draw random lines with that tool as shown below:

 

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1980/48074959.png

 

Now go to your Effects Controls for your layer, and use these settings:

 

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7145/95431157.png

 

It should now look somewhat like this:

 

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6721/51613803.png

 

Now go to the first frame of your composition and set a keyframe for the offset at 50:

 

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/448/60729285.png

 

Now move your play-head to about 2 seconds and change the value of the offset to 100:

 

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1765/64696157.png

 

Now you can grab the http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3259/98947695.png tool and add some text. Do a RAM preview and it should look like this:

 

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/618/sigd.gif

 

You can mess around with the settings, add a background, duplicate the layers, change masks, or whatever you want to customize your sig.

 

Once your done messing around, its time to render your sig into an animated image file. To do this make sure that your in your composition, and press Control/Command + Shift + / or go to Composition>Add to Render Queue. This screen should popup, click on "Lossless":

 

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7705/29257638.png

 

Change the format to "Animated GIF":

 

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2293/76071319.png

 

Now click on http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6012/45900358.png and use these settings:

 

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8404/92783327.png

 

Now click on "Output Module" and choose where you want to save your image:

 

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4458/75637082.png

 

Finally, click on http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4453/31316818.png and wait for it to render. When its done you'll have your animated sig.

 

Thanks for reading my tutorial, and please +REP me for this

[artsoto]

Nice tutorial....

 

1. Quick

 

2. easy

 

3. and done

[lostmodz26]

Nice tutorial....

 

1. Quick

 

2. easy

 

3. and done

 

Thanks. Any +REP to this tut is appreciated *hint*

[BTKC124]

i will give you like 50 rep if you do it for me!

(:

[lostmodz26]

i will give you like 50 rep if you do it for me!

(:

 

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2773/btksig2.gif

 

[img=http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2773/btksig2.gif]

 

OR:

 

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9986/btksignoanimated.jpg

 

[img=http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9986/btksignoanimated.jpg]

 

Wheres my rep?

[lostmodz26]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9484/hellsyes.png

 

...he was serious

[Lockon]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9484/hellsyes.png

 

...he was serious

/wtfbbq

thats alota rep