How to flip text with a different perspective than the scene.

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How to flip text with a different perspective than the scene.

I'm not sure how to do this. I want to flip a block of text around 180 degrees to reveal some other text. Easy enough. When I rotate the Y axis, it flips around just fine but, as one would expect, it does so in the perspective of the sceene (as shown in #1 below.)

I want it to flip "flatter" to the screen (like in the photoshopped #2 below.) But I can not get it to act that way in the motion sceene. Is it possible to acomplish this? I am guessing it is, and probably easy, but I can not figure it out.

Posted on Nov 9, 2012 1:28 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 9, 2012 4:07 PM in response to Tracy E

Instead of rotating around the Y axis try using the 3D tool from the tool bar on the text object and using the on screen controls to get the perspective you want.

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Answer 2

fox_m

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Nov 10, 2012 2:28 AM in response to Tracy E

Select the Text Layer and in Properties > Transform, adjust the Shear > Y paramter (positive direction.)

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Answer 3

BenB

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Nov 10, 2012 8:20 AM in response to fox_m

Or put it in it's own group, make sure the group is a 2D group.

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Tracy E Author

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Nov 10, 2012 9:09 AM in response to BenB

Thanks Ben. That was the trick. Moving an object within a group matches the perspective of that group (above). But keeping the text object centered within the group and moving the group itself moves the perspective of that group with it (below) giving me the flat-on-to-the-camera effect I was after.

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Answer 5

BenB

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Nov 11, 2012 8:51 AM in response to Tracy E

Here's some resoruces you may find fun, also.

http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/category/motion

http://www.moviola.com/5-step-tutorials/#.UJ_XlIVe2Q4

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