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    Default Two Animations

    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.

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    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:
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    Default Re: Two Animations

    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.
    "Intbel" ... "Can't" is not an option.

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    Default Re: Two Animations

    Are you looking for something like this?
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    Big Frank and Remi: Good jobs! Those are both great!
    -=Bob=-

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    Default Re: Two Animations

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

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    Default Re: Two Animations

    Quote Originally Posted by Intbel View Post
    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.
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    Default Re: Two Animations

    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deepdiver08 View Post
    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.
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    Default Re: Two Animations

    This is my attempt at the dual animation, again using both Xara3D and XaraXtreme. I used the Pulsate1 animation in Xara3D, and as I stepped thru the animation frames I also stepped the viewpoint vertically by 15 degrees, and exported the individual frames to XaraXtreme and built up the animation there.

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