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Many thanks for buying this project. There are only a few steps required
to customise it so you can be ready to render very soon!
Tip: Save a back-up copy of the project file ... just in case you need it.
Audio
http://audiojungle.net/item/fragmentum-logo-intro/126012?ref=Generator
http://audiojungle.net/item/implosion-explosion/126447?ref=Generator
File Structure
Assets Folder
These are the assets provided in the assets folder that came with the
project. They include the background horizontal highlights and the flare
(both of which you could re-do using, for example, VC Optical Flares).
Also in this folder is the scratched texture image used in the floor and
the Envato logo which you will replace with your own logo / graphic or
text.
Elements Folder
Contains three pre-comps of the background highlights, the pulsing flare
(animated with a wiggle expression) and the floor.
Solids Folder
Contains the various solids and adjustment layers used in the project
Main Comp - Render Me
This is the HD comp for final rendering. If you want a lower resolution
final render simply create a new comp at the final size you want, drop
the Main Comp into this and with it selected go Layer > Transform > Fit
to Comp.
Your Logo - Customise Me
Let's do it...
2) Notice two adjustment layers used to tweak colours. You can decide
whether or not to keep these or use them to adjust whatever effects you
want to apply to your logo.
3) If you want to retain the metallic effect on your graphic or text do not
delete the Envato logo just yet (see 5 below).
4) Now either drag down your graphic into a new layer, or type some text,
ideally keeping inside the guides provided.
5) Toggle down the Envato logo layer. Select 'Layer Styles', copy and then
paste the 'Layer Styles' to your logo layer. Delete or disable the Envato
logo layer.
6) Toggle down the Layer Styles and make any adjustments you like. One
effect - Gradient Overlay - is animated to enhance the reflective qualities
of the effect. Scrub along the timeline and you'll see the brighter band
move slowly upwards.
Let's start by customising the particle writing effect so it follows the basic
shapes in your logo / graphic. In essence what we will be doing is
changing the motion path (bezier path) of a light which Particular is set to
use as its particle Emitter.
Click on the Emitter layer (#10) and the path become visible:
As you can see from the screenshot above (top view on the left), the light
(the particle emitter) flies in from foreground right, 'writes' the logo
centre stage and then flies out foreground left.
Working at some point in time after the initial reveal has finished, take
your time and adjust the motion path of the light, using the bezier
handles, until the path is relatively smooth and its shape looks similar to
your logo.
You can add and remove vertex as required and change keyframe spacing
to speed things up or slow down the effect. And you can customise all
the Particular settings (Particles Trail, layer #11).
Tip: I don't know whether it's a documented bug in After Effects CS3 or
it's a glitch with the Particular plug-in but sometimes when a point along
the light's motion path is adjusted it seems to un-sync Particular with the
Emitter (a noticeable jerk appears).
The fix is simple: Select all the keyframes in the animation, move them all
one frame left or right and then move them back. This re-syncs
everything.
Having perfected your motion path you will now probably have to adjust a
some other timings:
Camera 1
The position of the camera is animated, slowly moving deeper into the
scene. You can adjust the timing as you like.
Fade to Black
The basic fade out at the end.
I really hope you enjoy this project and will rate it if you already haven't :)
If you need any help just send me a personal message from my profile
page at videohive.net, rather than leaving a comment which I may not see
for a while, and I'll do my best to assist.