Open AE software, select file in the top menu bar, and then select open project in the file list.

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Select all file formats

In the lower right of the file selection dialog box, find the file format, and then click the drop-down arrow on the right to select all file formats in the drop-down list, otherwise we won't see the files we need to set and add.

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opening file

After selecting all file formats, you can see the saved files (files to be imported need to be prepared in advance), then select the file and select Open at the bottom of the dialog box.

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Drag the material into the guide rail

Find the option at the top left of the software, click on it, then find the file just opened in the window below, select it with the left mouse button, and then drag it to the bottom guide rail.

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Check the import situation

After importing the file, you can see that the file has been added in the bottom window, and you can also see the newly added file in the preview window of the software, which means that the file has been added successfully. If you don't see the status shown in the figure, it means that the file was not added successfully, and you need to repeat the above method to complete the re-addition of the file.

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Add text

Click the "T" symbol in the toolbar at the top of the software, then move the mouse to the preview window, hold down the left mouse button, and then drag the mouse to the lower right.

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Input text

Enter text in the text input box, as shown.

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Search gradient effect

Enter "Gradient" in the search box under "Effects and Presets" on the right side of the preview window, then select Gradient Gradient in the search results, and double-click to open "Gradient Gradient". If you need other special effects, enter the corresponding special effect name.

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Gradient effect adjustment

When "Gradient Gradient" is turned on, two red hollow circles will appear in the preview window. Select a point with the left mouse button, then move to the position where the text is located, and set the starting point and ending point of the gradient until the desired effect is achieved.

Resize text

Through the preview, we can see that the text is small and needs to be enlarged. Then, find the character below the preview window on the right side of the software, and then find the pixel below the character, adjust the size of the number in front of the "pixel" to enlarge and reduce the text.

Input pixel value

Click the text in front of "Pixel" and you will naturally enter the editing state of pixel value. Enter the pixel value in the edit box, and I will adjust the font size to 200 pixels here.

Swap color settings

Find the effect control in the window at the top left of the software, and then click Swap Colors at the bottom.

Swap color effect preview

After clicking "Exchange Colors", you can find that the colors of the upper and lower parts of the font appear alternately in the preview window.

Presynthesis

Press Crtl+Shift+C to pre-synthesize fonts and pictures, and click OK in the pre-synthesis window.

Add fragment effect

Click the effects and presets in the preview window on the right, then enter "Fragments" in the search bar below, and double-click the fragments in the search results.

Set clip view

Find the effect space in the upper left corner of the software, then find the view of the fragment tab below, click the drop-down arrow behind the view, and select rendering from the drop-down list.

Set the glass shape

The default chip shape is brick. Find the "Pattern" option under the "Shape" column, click the drop-down arrow at the back, and select glass from the drop-down list.

Sets the repetition and protrusion depth.

Find the "Repetition" and "Protrusion Depth" options at the bottom of the shape bar. The larger the repetition value, the smaller the size and the larger the number of fragments. The protrusion depth parameter is used to set the thickness of the fragments. The default repetition value is 10, and the protrusion depth is 0.2.

Adjust the values of the Repetition and Protrusion Depth parameters.

Place the mouse over the value of the Repeat parameter, and the mouse shape will change into a double arrow. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the right to increase the value of the Repeat parameter, and drag the mouse to the left to decrease the value. Readers can set this parameter according to their own needs. The setting of the parameter value of "Protrusion Depth" is completed in the same way. The "duplicate" value I set here is 1 1.4, and the "duplicate" parameter value is 1.

Preview text special effects

The above 19 steps are the complete setting process of AE special fonts. Now let's take a look at the effect of the setting. Click the play button at the bottom of the preview to see the effect of text special effects, as shown in the figure. From the preview effect, we can know that the AE special effect text is set successfully.

AE: How to make the font effect of smoke floating? Hello, I'm glad to answer your question. You can achieve this effect in two ways.

1, directly find the material of smoke drifting on the internet, and then add fractal noise and threshold to match the material to make the effect of text after smoke drifting.

2. Use tfd fluid or particles to make smoke, and then use fractal noise to make appropriate black and white images, so that they can read the mask of words, and cooperate with the smoke effect to make the font effect of smoke drifting.

This is just a general idea of production, and the specific operation needs to be done carefully. I hope it helps you!

AE how to create a 3D prototype there are two ways to create a 3D font in AE:

One is to use the built-in 3D layer function+expression to create 3D fonts with thickness.

Create a text layer, change it to 3D mode, select the text layer, press P to display the text position, press alt+ left mouse button to click the stopwatch next to the text position parameter, enter the expression editing, delete the original content, type _ ALUE+[0,0, index], and enter the keypad. Then press Ctrl+D to copy the n-layer font, so that the font has a thickness. Use Bevel_lpha filter to simulate the chamfering effect on the outermost text.

The other is implemented with the help of a third-party plug-in Zaxwerks3D_nvigorator.

Closer to the operation mode of 3D software, it is very convenient to create chamfers and materials. Everything is perfect except the speed is not satisfactory. (Unfortunately, Chinese fonts are not supported. To make Chinese 3D fonts, you need to outline the text with AI, save it as version 8.0, and then import it into the plug-in. )