Create 3D rotating graphic from 2D .gif

[bmd2k3]

any tools out there to easily allow you to create a 3D rotating graphic from a 2D gif ?

I've got a log that I want to having rotate in a cirlce "into" the page.

-Brian

 

[deecee]

nope, you can use ulead3d to make simple 3d gifs but you cant really make 2d to 3d easy

[Hammer]
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[blueark]

If the basic shape is simple enough (say, a cylinder), then most 3d packages will allow you to texture map your 2d image onto a 3d shape. Once you get that far, it should be easy enough to rotate.

 

[ChrisHunt]

If you mean that you have a logo, and you want to make it look like it's drawn on a flat board and the board is being spun around, that's pretty easy - any animated graphics package should let you do that, I use the one that comes with Paint Shop Pro. You might even find an online service to do it for you - try Googling for "animated gif generator".

If you want your logo rendered as a true 3D object and rotated, that's a bit more complicated. I guess you'd have to start from scratch with some kind of 3d modelling tool.

Whatever you do, note that nothing shouts "newbie!" as loud as an animated gif, especially a spinning logo!

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