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Animating text, by character AND by word
So I’ve got a lot of text that I’m trying to animate in by marker. I was wondering if there was a way to configure it such that each layer marker triggers an animation for a word, but that individual word animates in randomly per character.
For example, in the text layer “ROSES ARE RED”
Marker one would trigger animation for S then O, then R, then S, then EMarker two would trigger R, then A, then E
Marker three would trigger R, then D, then E
Is this even possible? Is this a dream unreachable?
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There’s probably a complexer way to calculate it all within 1 expressionselector, but you could do this more easily with 3 range selectors:
1 random transition,
1 to “protect” words that have already been revealed
1 to keep hidden words that should not yet be revealed.
See attached project.
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Incredible. Would never have thought to do it like that. Thank you so much.
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Hello, very good, this code I congratulate you, maybe you can help me (image attached) I want to have that result but with lines of texts, how can I do it, I only have the code that is here
m = thisLayer.marker;
i = m.nearestKey (tiempo) .index;
if (m.nearestKey (hora) .hora> hora) {i–;}
si (i <1) {i = 1};
I–;
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Your setup is a bit different than Christopher, because the sourceText is changed by the markers.
maybe you can try something like this:
(Copy and paste this onto the selected text-layer, it is not an expression)
Adobe After Effects 8.0 Keyframe Data
Units Per Second 25
Source Width 1
Source Height 1
Source Pixel Aspect Ratio 1
Comp Pixel Aspect Ratio 1
Text Animators Animator #2 Selectors Range Selector #1 Offset #3
Frame percent
-100
Expression Data
m = thisLayer.marker;
i = m.nearestKey(time).index;
if (m.nearestKey(time).time > time){ i--;}
linear(time,m.key(i).time, m.key(i).time+0.5,-100,100);
End of Expression Data
Text Animators Animator #2 Selectors Range Selector #1 Advanced Ease Low
Frame percent
60
Text Animators Animator #2 Selectors Range Selector #1 Advanced Randomize Order
Frame
1
Text Animators Animator #2 Selectors Range Selector #1 Advanced Shape
Frame
2
Text Animators Animator #2 Properties Opacity
Frame percent
4
Text Animators Animator #2 Properties Position
Frame X pixels Y pixels Z pixels
0 -132 0
Text Animators Animator #3 Selectors Range Selector #1 Offset #3
Frame percent
-100
Expression Data
m = thisLayer.marker;
i = m.nearestKey(time).index;
if (m.nearestKey(time).time > time){ i--;}
if (i==m.numKeys) {
100
} else {
linear(time,m.key(i+1).time-0.5, m.key(i+1).time,100,-100);
}
End of Expression Data
Text Animators Animator #3 Selectors Range Selector #1 Advanced Ease Low
Frame percent
60
Text Animators Animator #3 Selectors Range Selector #1 Advanced Randomize Order
Frame
1
Text Animators Animator #3 Selectors Range Selector #1 Advanced Shape
Frame
2
Text Animators Animator #3 Properties Opacity
Frame percent
4
Text Animators Animator #3 Properties Position
Frame X pixels Y pixels Z pixels
0 132 0
End of Keyframe Data -
hi Filip
Thank you very much for taking your time and helping me I get an error in the expression, could you upload a file if it is not too much trouble please?
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