old zax plug in: universal studios effect

[nelsonmason]

I am back on the adobe suite and editing in premier. I am using AE to make lower thirds etc. I am not planning to go too deep in AE, just be a rountrip user when needed. A while ago, I made interstitial using AE and a now defunct company called Zaxewerks. It was the AE plug in. I have tried to get the oldest plug in to work with CS4 and some older version of AE, but with no luck. Please see my upload. I would like to see if there a plug that I can buy that lets me make what is in my upload.  I can't seem to find it. Maybe I am not using the right keywords. Someone tried to send me directions to crate this in motion, but it is too in depth for my skills. Can anyone help?

[Rick Gerard]

Try Element 3D from Video Copilot. 

[nishu_kush]

Here's a tutorial that could help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEYlXk9SUrU&ab_channel=GTSchool

Best,

Nishu

[nelsonmason]

That tutorial is moving at lightspeed without any audio explanation. There is no way I can get that in under a few months. I am looking, but can you download the author's .ae file and elements?

[ShiveringCactus]

Firstly:

Awww I loved Zaxwerks when I had access to it.  

Secondly:

Check out this help document about text from Element 3D

https://www.videocopilot.net/docs/element/extruding_3d_text_and_mask_shapes/extruding_text/

Then check out this Deform help document:

https://www.videocopilot.net/docs/element2/animating_3d_objects/deform/

In a nutshell, Element can create 3D text from a text layer.  You can then use the Deform options in the Particle Look area to bend the text:

Thirdly:

If you don't have the cash for Element3D, then it is also possible to extrude or bend text in C4D Lite:

[nelsonmason]

I started searching again and found this guy. He lets you download the elements. It might be enough to get me in the right direction. Zax plug made some fun stuff. Don't know why the version I have that was made for a version of AE won't work. Maybe Adobe turned it off after zax dissapeared. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jHc_VJuPcc