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Q: How to Animate My Logo

Hi folks,

 

I have Motion4 (still).

 

Here's my production company logo.

 

Cartouche Creations Logo 03.png

Cartouche means "cartridge" in French.   It refers back to my dad's super 8 camera.  It required Super 8 film cartridges.  Inserting the cartridge and shooting a new movie was the biggest thrill of all for me.  So I called my company "Cartridge Creations".

 

I am seeking your advice on how to animate my logo.  The cartridge is symbolized by the grey C in the center.  I would like to take it separately and animate its insertion inside the big black C.  All I have is a jpeg or a png of the logo. 

 

I want to keep the animation simple and add some gear sound effects as the "camera" loads.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

I have FCP 7 and Motion 4.

Final Cut Pro 7, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 21, 2013 12:47 PM

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  • by RatVega™,

    RatVega™ RatVega™ Jul 22, 2013 11:50 AM in response to cartouchecreations
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    Jul 22, 2013 11:50 AM in response to cartouchecreations

    Probably the easiest way to handle this would be to use Photoshop to create the various elements you desire as seperate layers. Then you can export either a PSD or a series of individual .png images with alpha channel.

     

    You can animate these images in both FCP7 or Motion, depending on your capabilities and preferences.

     

    HTH

  • by cartouchecreations,

    cartouchecreations cartouchecreations Jul 26, 2013 5:54 PM in response to RatVega™
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    Jul 26, 2013 5:54 PM in response to RatVega™

    Thanks RatVega, but I'm not familiar with Photoshop at all.  Any way I can isolate the elements of the logo and seperate them as objects IN MOTION?

  • by RatVega™,Helpful

    RatVega™ RatVega™ Jul 26, 2013 7:18 PM in response to cartouchecreations
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    Jul 26, 2013 7:18 PM in response to cartouchecreations

    I only used Photoshop in my explanation because it is by far the most common progran for this type of work.

    What you need to do is create images that have an alpha channel (transparency) in order to make the effect work.

     

    You could try using the Color Key on a cropped version of the logo to isolate the "cartridge" and a white matte to cover the same on the full logo, but this a more complex method. Your abilities with the keyer will determine the results. This would be in the FCP timeline, I can't see anything about Motion that would make anything easier.

     

    If you expect to do much effects work in the future, you really should look into Photoshop or a similar photo manipulation app. Life is tough without alpha channels.

  • by Nick Holmes,Helpful

    Nick Holmes Nick Holmes Jul 27, 2013 2:44 PM in response to cartouchecreations
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    Jul 27, 2013 2:44 PM in response to cartouchecreations

    You could get a copy of Pixelmator for $15 on the Mac AppStore. It has a lot of the same features that Photoshop has and works pretty much in the same way.

  • by cartouchecreations,

    cartouchecreations cartouchecreations Jul 29, 2013 7:33 PM in response to Nick Holmes
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    Jul 29, 2013 7:33 PM in response to Nick Holmes

    Rat and Nick thanks for your insights.  Pixelmator looks very interesting!