Post by Vince De Quattro on Oct 28, 2004 22:14:59 GMT -8
Here's a simple procedure to animate a text wipe on in after effects. A big round of applause goes out to G.
- by G. Groszko
Try this procedure:
1. Create a text layer, either u can hit ctrl+T, press the T tool on the palette, or go to Layer/New/Text
2. Choose your color or style of font
3. Type your text (in your case 2 layers, one for San Francisco and one for Bay Bridge)
4. Position the text where you want it
5. Click the triangle next to the layer red box so it reveals your options
6. choose animate, opacity
7. This will create an Animator selection group
8. In the Animator group open advanced make sure characters is what "based on" is using
9. Click on start and press the little stopwatch icon to start the animation
10. Start should be set to 0%
you should see little grey bars at the beginning and end of your text
11. Make sure you are using your pick tool
12. Move the time slider to the end time you want all of your text to be revealed.. this will determine how fast you want the letters to appear
13. Select the grey bar at the beginning of the text and move it to the end of your text
14. Set start percentage to 100%
this will now reveal your text
15. Set your offset to 0% (do not animate this)
16. Make sure end is set to 100% (this makes sure all of your text will be affected by the animation of the start marker)
17. Make sure your opacity is set to 0%
18. try a preview
19. Your text should now be revealed the way you want it to
20. If it is too slow, move the last marker (the one we set @ 100%) in your start line closer to the original
21. You can now add effects to the text, apply it to a path.. anything you want
- by G. Groszko
Try this procedure:
1. Create a text layer, either u can hit ctrl+T, press the T tool on the palette, or go to Layer/New/Text
2. Choose your color or style of font
3. Type your text (in your case 2 layers, one for San Francisco and one for Bay Bridge)
4. Position the text where you want it
5. Click the triangle next to the layer red box so it reveals your options
6. choose animate, opacity
7. This will create an Animator selection group
8. In the Animator group open advanced make sure characters is what "based on" is using
9. Click on start and press the little stopwatch icon to start the animation
10. Start should be set to 0%
you should see little grey bars at the beginning and end of your text
11. Make sure you are using your pick tool
12. Move the time slider to the end time you want all of your text to be revealed.. this will determine how fast you want the letters to appear
13. Select the grey bar at the beginning of the text and move it to the end of your text
14. Set start percentage to 100%
this will now reveal your text
15. Set your offset to 0% (do not animate this)
16. Make sure end is set to 100% (this makes sure all of your text will be affected by the animation of the start marker)
17. Make sure your opacity is set to 0%
18. try a preview
19. Your text should now be revealed the way you want it to
20. If it is too slow, move the last marker (the one we set @ 100%) in your start line closer to the original
21. You can now add effects to the text, apply it to a path.. anything you want