Blender Tutorial: Text Transformation Animation

tutor4u · 459K views · 2016 · 18:23

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Why Blender Stack Exchange recommends it

Blender Stack Exchange users link it as the go-to walkthrough for text-to-text particle transformation effects, and then ask follow-up questions when their own version breaks.

Recommended by 2 people across 2 different months, 2016 to 2023.

What it is

A step-by-step Blender tutorial from tutor4u showing how to animate one word breaking into particles and re-forming as a different word. It uses keyed particle physics, a force field, and basic lighting, camera and material setup, in Blender 2.76b.

What people said

Recommends Shady Puck · 2016-04 · Blender Stack Exchange · on “How do I morph between unrelated meshes”

I'm not sure if what you want is possible, but there is a way to break a shape into pieces and have those pieces "rearrange" into a new shape. The tutorial is here: [this video]

Recommends Mead · 2016-11 · Blender Stack Exchange · on “How do I make text dissolve into particles, then have those particles turn into another text?”

I have this working up until the 3rd text, I'm using keyed physics to do it, and so far I've been following this tutorial from tutor4u [this video] I have it working just like the video, but once it gets to the transition into the third text, instead of the 2nd text turning into particles and transforming into the 3rd text; the particles appear out of the 2nd text but the text remains. The 3rd text then forms but the 2nd text will not go away, so they end up overlapping. I plan to set this up with 4 texts for a YouTube outro. Here is the order: (Thanks for Watching --> Like --> Comment --> Subscribe) Thank you to anyone who could point me in the right direction, your input is much appreciated! He

Cites BRICK · 2019-11 · Blender Stack Exchange · on “Problem editing text converted to mesh”

I have a problem with my text. When I press the TAB key I can not change the text from "CINEBRICK STUDIOS" to "******* STUDIOS". It just shows like a wireframe. The text was previously converted to a mesh. I watched the video and imitated everything perfectly. At first everything went well. I could change the text with the TAB key. However I want to change it again, which does not work. It was a long time ago when I imitated this video. Original video link (YouTube): [this video] Here are a few pictures of the current situation. [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK]

Cites N. Barrett · 2023-03 · Blender Stack Exchange · on “My ALT+C button isn't working”

So I am in Blender 3.1 and I am trying to learn how to make a transformational text animation in Blender The creator of this text animation is from tutor4u . This is the link: [this video] . I am at the 2:21 mark and when I try to press ALT+C , the Mesh from Curve\Meta\Surf\Text just doesn't show up. I would some help on what to do. [LINK]