• Adobe After Effects

  ramp on text layer

  Posted by Don Logan on February 19, 2008 at 2:32 am

  trying to apply a ramp effect to a text layer. Yeah it’s easy I know. Problem is the ramp is not showing up. Had a look at different drop downs, tried adjusting the ramp etc. Looked at the manual…. Nada.

  Anyone have any suggestions,

  Thanks

  Simon Bonner replied 18 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Filip Vandueren

  February 19, 2008 at 4:52 am

  Hmm,

  in CS3 it works, though a better way would be to use the “Gradient Overlay” Layer Style, as it is pinned to the text and moves/scales with the text. It does however not rotate.

  Pre-CS3 the best way is perhaps to add the ramp to a Solid, and apply the text as a Alpha Trackmatte.
  You can then Parent the solid to the text, and you will be able to rotate/scale/move the ‘ramped text’
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  Simon Bonner

  February 19, 2008 at 1:17 pm

  I have discovered that you can make the gradient overlay layer style rotate along with your text by adding the following expression to the Angle property of the style:

  value+(transform.rotation*-1)

  Now when you rotate the text layer, the gradient should rotate along with it.

  Simon Bonner
  
  youtube.com/simonsaysFX

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