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Creating 3D Animation in Photoshop CS6

The document provides steps to create a 3D animated text in Photoshop CS6 using the 3D and animation features. Key steps include: 1. Creating a new file and video layer for imported footage. 2. Adding text and extruding it into a 3D object with applied textures and materials. 3. Rotating the 3D text and adjusting lighting/shadows in the environment. 4. Animating the 3D text by adding keyframes to rotate and change opacity over time. 5. Trimming the animation and exporting the final rendered video.

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Creating 3D Animation in Photoshop CS6

The document provides steps to create a 3D animated text in Photoshop CS6 using the 3D and animation features. Key steps include: 1. Creating a new file and video layer for imported footage. 2. Adding text and extruding it into a 3D object with applied textures and materials. 3. Rotating the 3D text and adjusting lighting/shadows in the environment. 4. Animating the 3D text by adding keyframes to rotate and change opacity over time. 5. Trimming the animation and exporting the final rendered video.

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Creating 3D Animation in Photoshop CS6

Two of the great new enhancements in the new Photoshop CS6 are the 3D and the animation.
These two features expand the possibilities of Photoshop users and allow them to use Photoshop
to create and edit 3D content and create animations using a new, enhanced Timeline panel,
similar to the one you can see in other professional animations applications, such as Premiere
and After Effects. In our previous tutorial we have learnt how to create a 3D scene from scratch
in Photoshop CS6 and today we will extend our experience to 3D text animation in Photoshop
using the animation Timeline panel.

Step 1
Create a new file from the File menu, and from the New File dialog box, choose Film and Video
from the Presets drop-down list and set it to NTSC DV.

Step 2
Now, we will import the animated video into the Photoshop file.
From the Layer menu, choose Video Layer>New Video Layer from File, navigate to the video
file we have downloaded and click Open. Note that it appears in the Timeline panel as a new
layer.

Step3
In the Timeline panel you will notice that the video is less than 10 frames, which we will
duplicate since it is a looping footage. On the right side of the video layer, there is a Plus icon,
click it and navigate for the video to insert another copy of it.

From the Scale slider, zoom in the timeline for a better view of the animation and changes.
Step4
Make sure that the timeline indicator is on the first of the animation, and use the Text tool to
write "PSD" and choose a large and bold font like the one in the preview below.

If the text appears on the same video layer, you can just create a new layer from the Layers panel
to add the text to it.

Step5
Open the 3D panel; if it does not appear in the workspace, you can open it from the 3D menu.
Select 3D Extrusion and click Create. Click OK on the alert message dialog box.
Step6
Now, we will add a texture to the 3D text
From the 3D panel, click on the Show all Materials icon at the top of the menu; it will display the
3D faces and the materials applied to it. Click the first material from the list and in the Properties
panel click the folder icon next to the Diffuse value, choose Load Texture and navigate to the
bracket texture. Repeat this with all the materials from the Materials list.
Step7
After loading the bracket texture, click the folder icon again and choose Edit UV Properties. Set
the U Scale V Scale as the following:
 PSD Front Inflation Material: U Scale 100%, V Scale 50%
 PSD Front Bevel Material: U Scale 60%, V Scale 30%
 PSD Extrusion Material: U Scale 500%, V Scale 100%
 PSD Back Bevel Material: U Scale 60%, V Scale 30%
 PSD Back Inflation Material: U Scale 100%, V Scale 50%

Step8
In the 3D panel, click the Filter by Whole Scene icon to display the whole scene structure. Make
sure to select Environment from the list.
Step9
From the Properties bar, click the 3D Rotate icon and start rotating the 3D text as below. You
can also use the 3D navigation arrows from the bottom left of the workspace
Step10
From the 3D panel, choose Environment from the whole scene list. Then go to the Properties
panel and Set the Shadows Opacity to zero percent and the Reflection opacity to 30%.

After building the basic scene, we will start creating the animation for the 3D text. If you open
the Timeline panel, you will notice that the 3D text appears as a separate layer among the
animation layers. Now, let us move on to the next steps where we will create the animation for
the 3D text.

Step11
Click the arrow next to the 3D text layer to expand its properties. As you will see, the 3D layer
has 3D animation properties compared to the 2D layer animation.
Step12
Click the Stopwatch icon next to the 3D Scene Position to activate the animation mode; any
changes in the 3D text will appear as a keyframe animation. Make sure the Timeline indicator is
on the first frame of the animation.

On the 3D navigation arrows, roll-over the arc on the red arrow to be able to rotate it on the Y
axis and change its position as in the figure below.

Step13
Move the timeline indication to the frame number 15 (00:15F) and rotate the 3D text as below.
Step14
Repeat the above two steps to create other rotation steps for the 3D text. So, the timeline appears
as the figure below.
Step15
Now we will make the 3D text fade at the start of the animation. Move the timeline indicator to
the start of the animation timeline. Click the Stopwatch icon next to the Opacity property under
the 3D text layer in the Timeline panel.
Step 16
From the Layer panel, set the Opacity for the 3D text layer to zero.

Step17
Move the timeline indicator to Frame number 15, and set the opacity to 100%.
Step18
Now, we will remove the unwanted parts from the end of the animation. At the top of the
Timeline panel, drag the Set End of the Work Area bracket to the end of the 3D text layer.

Step19
From the File menu, choose Export>Render Video
Step20
From the Render Video dialog box, set the name of the video, the saving path and the format that
you would like to export the video in and click Render
The final animation should appear like this..

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