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adding text to a moving object in AE
Hi, I’m animating a scabble Tile frame by frame along a desk. Is there a way to add text to it in AE (like it was actually printed on the tile), other than moving the text frame by frame and applying keyframes?
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3 Replies
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Just create a text layer above the tile (using the text tool) or use the Basic Text plugin on the tile layer. If you put the text on a separate layer just parent that text layer to the tile layer so it will follow the tile around.
My guess is you’ll probably need to manipulate the text somehow to make it convincingly appear to be actually on the tile, rather than just floating above it. You might try plugins in the Distort folder for that such as Corner Pin, Bezier Warp, etc.
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The main problem that i’m having is that the scrabble tile has been animated via stop-motion, so it’s just raw footage. If I parent the Text to that layer, it won’t go anywhere, because I haven’t animated the tile in AE.
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In your first post it sounded like you animated the tile in AE, which would make adding text to it much easier and realistic looking. Since it was animated elsewhere and u want to add text to that footage, you will have to motion track it in AE. You could move the text frame-by-frame with keyframes as you mentioned, but depending on the motion, it will probably be harder and may not look as believable.
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