Text Fading, how do I do it?

Hermes · 03:05 PM

I see it in films such as Zombie (James Ballard) and A Fish is Worth 1000 Fish that are Approx 1/1000th the Size of the First Fish (Old Rivers) and I need that method, can anyone tell me how to do it?

Dustin Guest · 12-07-2020, 11:24 PM

Usually something like that is 2 or 3 separate text boxes, all with the same word. If you're starting with the black background you create a text box using either the dark blue color or grey. Then in the next frame, copy that box and paste it. Change the color to white, making sure it's placed completely over that first box. Leave it alone for as many frames as needed, then cut the white text box. In the next frame cut the grey/blue box.

Brossy · 12-08-2020, 02:15 PM

Isn't figuring out how to do things like this the fundamental building blocks of becoming a better 3dmmer?

Open the movie you saw the technique in and study it frame by frame.

This will also give you an appreciation of the work required to achieve certain effects.

Then watch Litterbug 2

Kane · 12-08-2020, 02:24 PM

You should see the 3dmm Discord at times.

"How do I stop the music from playing?"

"How do I save?"

Brossy · 12-08-2020, 02:26 PM

Take the McZee and Melanie tour...

Jesus christ. Steve Astill's son was finishing Duke Nukem 3d on a tablet when he was 10.

What's wrong with these kids?

Kane · 12-08-2020, 02:29 PM

Um.. Lazy kids who've been handed everything on a silver platter and awarded participation medals for losing.

Plopilpy · 12-08-2020, 02:30 PM

I can't believe I had to tell a guy to use the Melanie tutorials.....

Hermes · 12-08-2020, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brossy

Isn't figuring out how to do things like this the fundamental building blocks of becoming a better 3dmmer?

Open the movie you saw the technique in and study it frame by frame.

This will also give you an appreciation of the work required to achieve certain effects.

Then watch Litterbug 2

I looked at the credits of Zombie and apparently, the fading text was actually a bunch of copies of the text colored and placed perfectly (which would be hard to pull off)

Kane · 12-08-2020, 03:05 PM

It's not hard to pull off, just practice and you'll get the hang of it.

Hermes · 12-08-2020, 03:11 PM

I think I got the hang of it, I just put the copied text over the text and onward.

Plopilpy · 12-08-2020, 03:27 PM

Yeah I basically understood how it worked once I learned how the cut tool works

Gorosaurus · 12-17-2020, 05:58 PM

Build it up in reverse order first--- black/grey > dark blue > light blue > desired color (white?)

This is done through copy/paste. Start them all on the same scene, and as you advance a scene delete one of the layers each frame. Doing this same concept in reverse (adding a color each frame) is how you have colors advance-in before fading out.

12-07-2020, 11:12 PM	#1
Hermes Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 257	Text Fading, how do I do it? I see it in films such as Zombie (James Ballard) and A Fish is Worth 1000 Fish that are Approx 1/1000th the Size of the First Fish (Old Rivers) and I need that method, can anyone tell me how to do it?
Hermes Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 257	Last edited by Hermes : 12-08-2020 at 03:05 PM.

12-08-2020, 02:15 PM	#3
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376	Isn't figuring out how to do things like this the fundamental building blocks of becoming a better 3dmmer? Open the movie you saw the technique in and study it frame by frame. This will also give you an appreciation of the work required to achieve certain effects. Then watch Litterbug 2
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376

12-08-2020, 02:24 PM	#4
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096	You should see the 3dmm Discord at times. "How do I stop the music from playing?" "How do I save?"
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096

12-08-2020, 02:26 PM	#5
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376	Take the McZee and Melanie tour... Jesus christ. Steve Astill's son was finishing Duke Nukem 3d on a tablet when he was 10. What's wrong with these kids?
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376

12-08-2020, 02:29 PM	#6
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096	Um.. Lazy kids who've been handed everything on a silver platter and awarded participation medals for losing.
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096

12-07-2020, 11:24 PM	#2
Dustin Guest Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,420	Usually something like that is 2 or 3 separate text boxes, all with the same word. If you're starting with the black background you create a text box using either the dark blue color or grey. Then in the next frame, copy that box and paste it. Change the color to white, making sure it's placed completely over that first box. Leave it alone for as many frames as needed, then cut the white text box. In the next frame cut the grey/blue box.

12-08-2020, 02:30 PM	#7
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	I can't believe I had to tell a guy to use the Melanie tutorials.....
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

12-08-2020, 03:05 PM	#9
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096	It's not hard to pull off, just practice and you'll get the hang of it.
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096

12-08-2020, 03:11 PM	#10
Hermes Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 257	I think I got the hang of it, I just put the copied text over the text and onward.
Hermes Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 257

12-08-2020, 03:27 PM	#11
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	Yeah I basically understood how it worked once I learned how the cut tool works
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12-17-2020, 05:58 PM	#12
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	Build it up in reverse order first--- black/grey > dark blue > light blue > desired color (white?) This is done through copy/paste. Start them all on the same scene, and as you advance a scene delete one of the layers each frame. Doing this same concept in reverse (adding a color each frame) is how you have colors advance-in before fading out.