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So far we created 2 compositions: one with a gradient ramp and another with text. Now we will take the text composition and shatter it to bits!
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This page consists of 2 sections:
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We will nest both the ramp and the text compositions in a new composition:
- Make a new Composition (Composition
 New Composition...)
- Name your new comp shatter
- As with the previous two compositions, choose the Medium, 320x240 preset, and set your duration to about 10 seconds, and click OK:
- From your Project Window, drag the text composition into the Time Layout Window of the new shatter composition (for good measure, anti-alias the layer as well):
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- Apply the Shatter effect to the nested text layer (Effect Simulation Shatter)
- If you want, RAM preview your composition (press the zero key on the numeric keypad):
- You will probably need to do some adjusting. I imagine a wireframe explosion of a brick wall with a blue circle isn't quite what you are going for.
- In your Effect Controls window, change the Shatter Effect's view attribute from Wireframe + Forces to Rendered:
- You now see your text exploding:
click to see movie (184 KB)
- Unfortunately, many "fair weather" AE users never do anything beyond this with the Shatter effect. The settings are just too intimidating to go on. But we shall go on....
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