To Start, your mouse cursor should be in one of the upper windows (3D views). The "YOUR THEATER" text should be highlighted orange. The red & white cursor should be in the middle of the earth. Don't left click in these windows or you will move the cursor. If this happens, re-open the file and start over.
• Press the TAB key to put the "YOUR THEATER" text into edit mode. Backspace it out and type in the name of your theater.
• Press the TAB key to exit edit mode. (You can do the same for the small subtitle, right click on it to select it, TAB, edit, TAB, reselect the upper title by rightclicking)
• Press Alt C, then left click on CURVE. (This converts the text to a curve).
• Press Alt C, then left click on MESH. (This converts the curve to a mesh).
• Press Ctrl Shift Alt C and click on Origin to 3D cursor.
• Change the frame number from 500 to 1.
• Drag the bar in the windows below to see the Shape Keys section.
• Click the Add Shape key (little + sign) twice.
• Make sure the mouse cursor is back in the top view and press TAB. (text goes black)
• Press A to select all (text should turn orange).
• Press Shift W to warp the text. The first letter should be right behind the globe.
• Left click to accept the warp.
• Press TAB to leave edit mode (text should straighten out).
• Back in the Shapes Tab, change the value from 0.00 to 1.00.
• Right click on that value and click on Insert Keyframe.
• Change the frame number from 1 to 180.
• In the Shapes Tab, right click on the Value saying 1.00 and select Insert Keyframe.
• Change the frame number from 180 to 270.
• In the Shapes Tab, change the value from 1.00 to 0.00.
• Right click on that value and click on Insert Keyframe.
• Click the little camera icon on the right to enter Scene mode.
• Click File, Save As, and save your project file.
• Choose your desired resolution (HDTV 1080p for best quality)
• Click Animation
• The file (.avi) is saved to the same folder, where you unzipped the original files.
2) Open Columbia.blend in Blender
2.1) Press Tab
2.2) Edit
2.3) Press Tab
2.4) Click Animation
3) Open Columbia.aep in After Effects CS4, CS5, CS5.5 or newer
3.1) Change subtitle by double-clicking on it
3.2) Select the Columbia composition
3.3) Composition -> Add to render queue
3.4) Click Lossless -> Format Options -> Use DivX if available
3.5) If no DivX, then click "Video for Windows" and choose H.264
3.6) Select Audio Output
3.7) Choose saving location
3.8) Render
1.) Down load the zip record and put together the needed programs.
Creating your Content material:**
Select from one subject (Lionsgate Content material 1 line.combination) or a name and a subtitle (Lionsgate Text message 2 lines.mix)
1.) Open up the chosen .mixture document in Blender.
2.) Right Go through the "T" in the term Theaters. You ought to have selected an thing called Front Wording.001
Be aware: The E's aren't part of the text thing, so they don't really highlight.
3.) Press Tabs then backspace to erase the text. Enter your own words of preference, but insert two areas wherever there must be an E. (ie: T - H - spc,spc - A - T - spc,spc - R - S). Press Tabs when finished.
4.) Right Go through the T in the term Theaters that is behind your brand-new text. This subject is named 3D Text message.001.
5.) Repeat step three 3 because of this text object.
6.) Right Select one of the E's from the initial term Theaters. These things are Front Content material.002 and Front side Word.004 respectively.
7.) Remaining Click and hang on the red arrow then glide the "E" over the X-Axis to put it where you will need it. Unless you need any E's just move it remaining or right from the camera's view with the extra E's.
8.) Do it again step 7 with the other E from the term Theaters, and the extra E's if you want them.
Only when you find the 2 lined version:
A9.) Duplicate 2.)-8.) with the Subtitle
Optional if the name is too much time:
B11.) Right Click on the title. Go in to the Object Data Tabs (little F icon on the low toolbar). Change the size.
B12.) Right Click on the 3D wording behind you name. Change it out to the same size.
B13.) Choose the Scale Manipulator Method (range with a squared end on the low toolbar) and resize the E's.
B14.) Get back to Scene Setting (little camera icon on the low toolbar)
Render
15.) Press Computer animation (or Ctrl+ F12).
Rendering the Training video:
1.) Open up the Lionsgate.aep job.
2.) Click on the little tabs called Render Queue. Then select Outcome to and save the record.
3.) Select "Lossless", choose Format Options and click H.264 or DivX Codec.*
4.) Check Sound Output.
5.) Then click Render.
* When there is no H.264 or DivX Codec, just leave it at No Compression and then encode the data file (very big) later on with a encoding software e.g. XMedia Recode. Advised codec: AVI / DivX or MP4 / H.264
