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  • Any solution for texts with wiggle expression don´t mix…

    Posted by Luis Garcia on November 10, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    Hi.. I have 7 text layers with wiggle expressions, so I get my text in random mode jumping in my screen, but sometines the text appears at the same place (or very near) and then, my texts can´t read good….

    So I don´t kwnow if there is any solution to get my texts with the wiggle expressions jumping in every place of my screen but that never mix betwen them….

    Any idea?

    Thanks in advance!

    Kalleheikki Kannisto replied 10 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Kalleheikki Kannisto

    November 11, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    I can think of many ways to accomplish this, but I don’t know what it currently looks like (in motion) nor the look you are going for so it is difficult to give you a definitive answer. Too many questions: What does the background look like? The Wiggle expression moves the things in a smooth manner, so what do you mean by “jumping” around all over the place? Are the text layers 2D or 3D? How fast does the text move, how far, etc. etc.? A sample clip would clarify the matter.

    I would expect the 7 text layers to move smoothly around — especially if you can still read them. If the pieces of text move all around the screen smoothly and randomly, you can’t really avoid the situation where they overlap.

    In any case, my first idea would be to add a black background with a soft edge to each piece of text so that when it goes in front of some other text, the other text gets obscured and you can read the front text clearly. Even a semi-transparent background would help it. Actually, even a drop shadow effect might work.

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