video editing in blender workshop - 3d text sampler (draft)

7/27/2019 Video Editing in Blender Workshop - 3D Text Sampler (DRAFT)

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Learn how to create 3D text in Blender



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Create 3D Text in Blender -

Using the same parameters* that you

set-up for your video project, go to your

DEFAULT interface. You may need toLOAD FACTORY SETTINGS to see the

original default screen.

You should see a 3D Cube.

After you set up your screen, you'll

want to view the cube via a camera. Use

your numberpad on your keyboard to

access the different camera point-of-

views.

Press "0" to look through the main

camera. Numbers 1 - 8 will give yo

different perspectives while "0" is the

default.

*LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS can be

found under the FILE menu at the top of

the interface.



Video Editing in Blender

To begin, click the Cube to select.

Press DELETE on your keyboard. Then

click, DELETE.

Your space is now ready for text.



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Now, at the top of your screen, click:

ADD > TEXT

The default text will appear.




Now to rotate the default text so it faces

your camera, click the ROTATE icon

located at the bottom of the screen.

The controls to rotate your text will

appear on screen. Each color represents

a different axis so you can position the

text as you see fit.

Red Green Blue White



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Now to edit the default text, select the EDIT

MODE from the menu. This will bring up

the cursor which allows you to type.

This is your opportunity to type the

text you need for your project.

Make sure to select the arrow.

Second from the left.




To change the FONTS, note the panel

to the right of your screen. The "F"

stands for FONT.

Whatever your text is on screen, re-type

it in this window.



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Scroll down to the FONT section and

browse for the FONT of your choice by

clicking on the folder icon.

As soon as you select the FONT, your

text will change. It will then need to be

adjusted. In the example below, characters

that appear in the dark area will never beseen by the camera.

To adjust your text, first select

OBJECT MODE. Then grab one of the

three arrows and move your text to the

proper position.




With your text in position, it can now

be seen by your camera. This means,

your viewers will see the entire text as it

will appear in your video.

Now lets bring the text from 2D to 3D

by using the EXTRUDE control - located

in the right-hand panel above FONT.

Play with the depth of the EXTRUDE,

but keep in mind that it will still need to

be legible.



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Let's give the text some color. Click

on the MATERIAL icon to active the

panel you see on the right.

Click on DIFFUSE to access the

Color Palette where you'll be able to

select the color of your choice.

The Color Palette is where you select

the color for your text.




Now that we have added color to the

text, let's ADD a light source. From the

menu, there are five choices: Point, Sun,

Spot, Hemi, and Area.



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Light sources help your text stand out.

Here is a side view of the "workshop" text

with one camera (on the right) and three

light sources. To acheive this view, press "1"

on your numberpad. To return to camera,press, "0".




Each item within your composition

can be access and manipulated via the

list of items on the right-hand side of

your screen. To begin, click on an item.

In this example, I have clicked on one of

the "Spot" lights.

Once selected, you'll instantly see where

you're light is in relation to your text. The

lite-grey area is what your camera's view,

while the dark areas will not be seen by

viewers.



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Use your numberpad to change yourpoint-of-view (POV) to give you a better

understanding on where your lights are

positioned. This will also help you to

better position your text.

Here is the 3D text as it rendered out

from Blender. You can toggle back and

forth between a Rendered view and the

Raw view by pressing F12 for Render

and ESC to go back to the Raw view to

continue working. We'll discuss

RENDERING later on in this workshop.

For now, let's save this file asTITLE.blend. We'll come back to this file

to do some light animation.

You'll find tools and properties for

each item in your composition can be

adjusted and tweeked from the prompts

on the right of your screen. In this

example, since SPOT [light] was selected,

these are the prompts needed in order to

get the desired appeance and effect.




NOTES:



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Eddie VegaDigital Media Specialist

phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx

email: [email protected]

web: http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/edwin.vega/

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