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Text/Music Animation
I’m a beginner/novice (self taught) in AE and I’ve searched this forum and the net to find a solution to my problem, but have not found it.
What I’m trying to do is simple. I’m animating lyrics over a song and I have a word that is sung over a few seconds. I basically want to add letters to the middle of the word as the word is sung. The word will start as “tonight” and as it drags on I want to add additional i’s to it so the end word will be “toni i i i i i ight”. Make sense?
I’m using AE CS4 on OS X Tiger.
Thanks a bunch…
jusTin
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2 Replies
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Depending on how you want this to look, I’d probably recommend one of the following:
Make your word in two chunks (“toni” and “ght,” for example), which will allow you to easily move them apart to accomodate for the extra letters. Simply animate those extra letters into the middle as desired. More versatile, and allows for smoother animation, but will probably be harder to space correctly.
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On your text layer, open up to where you can see “Source Text,” and click it’s stopwatch. Move forward one frame, add an “i” into the middle. Lather, rinse, repeat. Adjust timing as necessary. Easier to do, but animation will be more chunky.
Take your pick, depending on what kind of look you’re going for.
Also, make sure to pay attention to your text alignment, especially if you go for option 2.Kyle Hamrick
Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
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Thanks boss…worked like a champ. I went with the first method because it was a little bit smoother.
jusTin
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