Two Animations

[Deepdiver08]

HI to you one and all.

As a newbie to Xara3d (A convert from Ulead ) I am trying to make up a simple video file to use in my intro to most of my films. What I would like to do is to have the word "Presents" come forward from the dark and roatate or tumble it's way forward.

I have managed to work out how to get it to come from the back as a dot to the front as well as how to twist or rotate, but what I need to know is how i can combine the movement forward with say a rotating or twist motion as well. Achieving two actions as the word comes forward.

Can it be done?

Look forward to your help.

[Big Frank]

I was unable to achieve this completely in X3D. I had to create the Pulse in X3D (first animation) and then import that into Xara Xtreme and rotate each of the 40 frames in 9° increments to get the second animation:

[Intbel]

That was my first thought, Frank
I left it alone, waiting to find out if it could be done in X3D.

Xtreme and X3D can work together remarkably well.
Generally, anthing I output from X3D is edited in Xtreme - mostly to reduce the excessive number of frames.

[remi]

Are you looking for something like this?

[-=Drifter=-]

Big Frank and Remi: Good jobs! Those are both great!

[remi]

Thanks Bob, but in my case it's only a simple text effect of Magix Video deLuxe video title editor.

[Big Frank]

That was my first thought, Frank
I left it alone, waiting to find out if it could be done in X3D.

I was pretty sure it couldn't be done in X3D alone. I would always do stuff like this in Flash which handles such tweens with ease. However, what I often find is that combining X3D and Xtreme there's just about always a workaround if you're willing to get your hands dirty and look under the bonnet.

[Deepdiver08]

Thanks guys for your prompt help on here. Seems like it stretches the program!! beyond its limit lol

Remi -- I had not though about putting it into my video program to add further transitions from the first basic one. I use Vegas so maybe that will work as well.

Big frank -- I do not yet have xtreme but seems like it will have to be my next investment.

Thanks again for your help in answering my question.

[Big Frank]

I do not yet have xtreme but seems like it will have to be my next investment

You will not look back - it is head and shoulders above the competition.