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Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

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About Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

Welcome

Text Basics

How Text Animators Work

Selector Shapes

Properties

Easing

Multiple Animators

Animate Out

Example: Stroke & Fill

Example: Flicker

Example: Blur + Tracking

Example: Helix Twist

Example: Slot Machine

Example: Pop Up

Example: Bounce + Echo

Example: 3D Text Flip

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What's Next

What You Will Learn?

  • Learn how to create custom text animations with text animators: After Effects’ built-in system specifically designed to animate text..
  • If you create motion graphics or videos of any kind, being able to animate text is a necessity..
  • Using text animators, you have numerous options for animating each letter, word, or line of text. It’s quick to set up and easy to edit what the text says even after you’ve created the animation. Plus, you can save the animation as a preset so you can easily reuse it on any text layer, in any After Effects project; no need to recreate or even import anything. You can even share text animation presets with others..
  • What you’ll learn:.
  • Plus, I’ll show you 8 different examples that demonstrate a wide range of possibilities. Using what you learn, you’ll be able to create your own unique text animations..
  • Included with this class:.
  • Who this class is for:.
  • Text animators work a little differently than other types of animation in After Effects. This means that if you already have experience with After Effects animation, but haven’t touched text animators, you’ll get a lot out of this class. It also means that you don’t need to know a ton about After Effects to be successful. Before taking this class you should know some After Effects basics like how to create a composition and set keyframes..
  • If you’ve never used After Effects before, you can watch my quick After Effects orientation video and then you’ll be ready to jump into this class..
  • Bonus Video:.
  • Learn more about text animation in these classes:.
  • Animated Letting in Adobe After Effects.
  • Animated Typography in After Effects: Layering Simple Effects for a Complex Look.
  • 3D Animated Lettering in After Effects: 9 Styles, Infinite Possibilities.