3d font retro in AE

How can I create a font effect similar to this one.



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Dave, I think she's refering the block 3d look of the text.

You can make that by creating a text layer, change it to a 3d layer and add the expression "position+[(index+1),(index+1),(index-1)*1] " to the position. Now just duplicate the layer 15 to 20 times. Then just take your duplicates and change the color to black.

I made a quick project to demonstrate. I precomped the text, so if you need to change it, you only have to change the precomped text, rather than every layer. Also added a controller to change the color of the shadows.

3487_retrotext.aep.zip

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You can actually fake this look with a drop shadow a lot of the time.

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Well dang, I learned something today, didn't know you could pull that off with drop shadows.

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Thinkck.com

"I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work."
---THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.