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brentw2022351
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April 26, 2018
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Extruded 3d Text on Video with Shadows_ problems...

  • April 26, 2018
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I am trying to incorporate 3dtext, with a shadow, placed in a video..

I have figured out almost all of this except..

I can only seem to extrude text when render engine is Cinema4d, but I can't access the Mode Panel in the layers, to hit Multiply (to make my Solid layer transparent_

In the Classic Renderer, I can access the mode panel, with the Multiply option, but then I can't extrude the text..

Any Ideas on the work around?

Thanks..

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      brentw2022351Author
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      April 27, 2018

      Welll,, Trying a bunch of things..

      I tried Rick Gereards Methid, but changing the precomp file with the extrude, light, shadow catcher ,, and hitting multiply causes the whole layer to become Transclucent.. So I am trying out the Cnema 4 Lite stuff, and it's cool, but I am getting this strange red line..

      I am pretty new at all this stuff, but I do have a bit of a background with 3dsmax..

      Sorry for my Dumbness lol..

      Kyle Hamrick
      Community Expert
      Kyle HamrickCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 27, 2018

      That red line is telling you exactly what the problem is: Make your layer size match the composition it's in, and don't change any of the transform properties from the default value.

      If multiply is making everything turn translucent, you've clearly built something incorrectly. If you'd like to take a screenshot of the thing you're actually trying to work with (and as many settings on the layer(s) as possible, we'll be able to help a lot more.

      Mylenium
      Mylenium
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      April 26, 2018

      There's nothing wrong. That's just how it works. You need to set up a shadow catcher inside the 3D scene and generate genuine transparency this way.

      Mylenium

        angie_taylor
        angie_taylor
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        April 26, 2018

        MYlenium is right. There’s no need to use Multiply mode here. If you create a shadow catcher it should all work without any blending modes. Have you tried this? If you’re unsure how to do it. Go into the material options for the Shadow catching layer and choose for Recieve Shadows - Only

        Roland Kahlenberg
        Roland Kahlenberg
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        April 26, 2018

        Angie, Accepts Shadows Only is not available for the C4D Renderer. The feature is available for the Ray-traced Renderer.

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        angie_taylor
        angie_taylor
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        April 26, 2018

        Why do you need to use Multiply to make the solid transparent? What are you trying to do by doing this? If you can explain more about what you want to achieve then we can suggest other workarounds perhaps?

        Kyle Hamrick
        Community Expert
        Kyle HamrickCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        April 26, 2018

        When you chose the Cinema4D renderer, did you notice the big list of features not available with that renderer? Modes are on that.

        One easy workaround is to precompose your 3d text element, then use your desired blending mode on that precomp as a layer in a composition WITHOUT the C4D renderer.

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