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Is there a way to make UI Text Blurry?

Discussion in 'UGUI & TextMesh Pro' started by Disastercake, Feb 27, 2016.

  1. Disastercake

    Disastercake

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    I'm wondering if there's a way to make text very blurry. I'd like to be able to adjust the blurriness from none to a lot (illegible). Are there any tools that deal with this already?
     
    Disastercake, Feb 27, 2016
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  2. RavenMikal

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    off hand, you could put a square in front of it with the right material, think in standard assets ones included...

    though it doesn't let you adjust how blurry <_<
     
    RavenMikal, Feb 27, 2016
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  3. Stephan-B

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    Just in case you can't find any solutions for this, here is an example of making the text fuzzy using TextMesh Pro.



    In this example I am using the Distance Field shader with a texture on the face of the text and then adding softness. Using different texture patterns could be a nice way to disguise the text. These material properties could be animated via scripting to provide control over the FX.
     
    Last edited: Mar 5, 2016
    Stephan-B, Feb 27, 2016
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  4. Disastercake

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    Thank you very much to both of you, RavenMikal and Stephan B! I've picked up Text Mesh Pro to achieve the customization I needed for the font. I even sent Stephan an example mock-up and he explained in fine detail how to achieve the appearance I needed. What a great asset with wonderful support! =D
     
    Disastercake, Feb 28, 2016
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  5. Stephan-B

    Stephan-B

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    You are most welcome and thank you for the kind comments :)

    Don't forget to register to the TMP User forum to pick up the latest release of TextMesh Pro with the Multi Font & Sprites support.
     
    Stephan-B, Feb 28, 2016
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