Hot metal text [[Metallica! Rel2.1 now posted]

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:20 pm **(#1)**

I lost all my metallica script files 2 years ago when my motherboard took a dive so I have rewritten metallica to give this output
a hot Copper

Gold

; Rel 0.02 - update

; Rel 0.2.1↓ - update 27-10

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Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:43 pm **(#2)**

Ooh!

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12838

Nice; like it too Graechan.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16168

Should have said something Graechan i have metallica.

This one looks great too though.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:50 am **(#5)**

Gmic's extrude seems to only have a set amount of fill available , hence different length words changes the result as below

But it's a small price to pay for the overall result

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:55 am **(#6)**

Is it a new script or an old one?...I know you were all on about metal text a while back and I have a couple but this looks different.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:31 am **(#7)**

Thanks for the offer Rod but I got the old script what I lost was all my notes I made about creating it
so I add an attachment to the initial post with the Rel2 zip

Carlos Diniz · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2013 **Posts:** 590

Thanks, Graechan.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice Graechan, I still have your old script which I saved cuz I really liked it a lot. I will play around with your new one with all these new features introduced into it.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:38 am **(#10)**

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice Sallyanne,
I still find the edges a big ragged, though maybe there is a way to add some kind of smoothing feature into the script, dunno.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:48 am **(#12)**

That was the bevelled effect. I noticed it after I had posted. A blur maybe?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Maybe it is just getting used to the settings but I am still keeping the old one cuz I like it a lot.

Marcello · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2014 **Posts:** 845

Thanks Graechan I like very much this script!
I tried to reproduce your exemples but the result was....WOOD!

pirate541 · **Joined:** May 27, 2011 **Posts:** 707

is it the same script we have in create /logos?

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:10 pm **(#16)**

no it should replace that script and be under Temp for now

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:34 pm **(#17)**

Well Graechan an expected five minute test experience of 'Metallica' turned into two absorbing hours of progressive learning, especially about which fonts and which settings deliver the best results. Bevelled text was not problematical at all but as far as 3D text goes, I am now an accredited expert at producing random shiny blobs!

How you get the depth shown in your examples has so far eluded me although, finally, I was creating actual text not blobs. Thanks again for another gripping script experience.

P.S. we do not have any wallabies at my place but this morning during a 'Metallica Learning' coffee break I saw a PAIR of blue tongues emerge from under our pond deck - beautiful reptiles and fairly large ones too.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:42 pm **(#18)**

Oldmangrumpy They're great for controlling mice and other pests, I'm posting a 2.1 version now for you to try

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:43 pm **(#19)**

Graechan - consider it tried and tested!!

Various fonts (did not post the 'blobs'!) - still need practice obviously to achieve your broad/deep characters.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:57 pm **(#20)**

You will not be able to do those because the 'gmic extrude3d filter' was to unpredictable to control over various text lengths so I was forced to scrap the Idea, maybe Ronounours could explain why