Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
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In this episode I finally respond to a viewer request to show how to create @DoctorWho 3D text quickly and easily in @AdobeVideo After Effects without needing to use any 3rd-party plugins. It does involve the included Cinema4D renderer, but if you are running an older version of After Effects, then I also show how you can use the Shatter effect to achieve the same.
The tutorial starts with the text tool and the font: 'Futura PT Book'. I then use the Geometry features available when you make the text a 3D layer. But rather than try to get accurate ray-tracing for the reflections, I show a shortcut using a backwards camera and an Alpha Track Matte to make things easier. One issue that I show how to overcome is that 3D layers using C4D Render cannot use transfer modes, so I use a precomp for the text layer to cheat that and retain control over the colours.
Tutorial: Create a Doctor Who (2005) Time Vortex in After Effects - youtu.be/pVsUdVc9MFI
#aftereffects #tutorial #doctorwho
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Chapters:
0:00 What we're makin'
1:29 Image sequences
3:22 "Now for the Text"
4:38 Using Shatter if you can't extrude
6:02 Transfer Mode hack
8:14 A neat re-centering trick
8:54 Another neat trick
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No plugins required for this tutorial.
In this episode I finally respond to a viewer request to show how to create @DoctorWho 3D text quickly and easily in @AdobeVideo After Effects without needing to use any 3rd-party plugins. It does involve the included Cinema4D renderer, but if you are running an older version of After Effects, then I also show how you can use the Shatter effect to achieve the same.
The tutorial starts with the text tool and the font: 'Futura PT Book'. I then use the Geometry features available when you make the text a 3D layer. But rather than try to get accurate ray-tracing for the reflections, I show a shortcut using a backwards camera and an Alpha Track Matte to make things easier. One issue that I show how to overcome is that 3D layers using C4D Render cannot use transfer modes, so I use a precomp for the text layer to cheat that and retain control over the colours.
Tutorial: Create a Doctor Who (2005) Time Vortex in After Effects - youtu.be/pVsUdVc9MFI
#aftereffects #tutorial #doctorwho
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Chapters:
0:00 What we're makin'
1:29 Image sequences
3:22 "Now for the Text"
4:38 Using Shatter if you can't extrude
6:02 Transfer Mode hack
8:14 A neat re-centering trick
8:54 Another neat trick
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Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs:
shiveringcactus.redbubble.com
Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AdobeCommunityExperts
