Converting Logos into 3D / Cooking recipe in 6 easy steps
foreword: this is a simple step-by-step advice, missing tons of background infos, experts like forum member fox_m can explain much better than me…. don’t ask me questions, I have no clue! 😉
But that’s the way I’m doing it…
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UPDATE:
honorabale forum member fox_m has published his version
Tips for building 3D models in Motion
with much better and with tons of indepth explanations - don't miss it, excellence!
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Step #1flip logo
Open your logo in Preview (or any paint.app) and flip it vertically.
Step #2 convert it to svg
goto http://picsvg.com (there are several others)
upload pic, set color to black, details: great, filters Ready #3
keep in mind:
to ‚paint’ vectors around pixels is a tricky process. Don’t try to vectorize HiDef photos or such. Best results are b/w png with some higher resolution (many converters are limited to 3500pix width).
Download image.svg
In Finder, you can check results by selecting the file and hit spacebar - I noticed on some conversions, curves got edgy…try a diff. conversion service….
Step #3 make a font
goto https://glyphter.com
drag .svg onto any letter
(make your life easier, here: 'E' for eye-fly…)
click the gear icon
give a useful, unique font-name
click Font, download font
Step #4 install custom font
double click glyphter.zip, double click .ttf file
Font Book.app will open, probably noticing a minor error
click install
Your System now has a new font, containing one ‚letter‘ = your converted logo
Step #5 make it shine
In Motion5:
create new project; add camera; select 3D Text; type your logo-letter (here E); in the Inspector select your custom font - tadaaah!
Apply materials, colors, ambience, lights, animations.
… same in FCPX:
apply a title, type your letter, select your custom-font; apply 3D, material, colors, animate…..
… these are the basics. There are several other services and options. For nice & complex animations, consider to split the logo in parts before vectorizing (svg) it. A lot of bling is done by choosing materials & lights… due to fonts are vectors, you can really zoom in deeply, or do those StarWars-ish 'flying over audiences head' animations, and finally, in M5, you can do use the many 'virtual camera' effects, such as DoF or motion blur …
Enjoy Movie Making!
