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how to make a period (full stop) blink?
hi, i’m using the typewriter effect in CS3 and i’m trying to work out how to make the period at the end of the sentence blink for a few seconds while the user reads the text and the new text comes in to replace it. is there any easy fixes, or does this involve expressions?
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why don’t you try keyframing the opacity. You could use an expression, but don’t need to. Just put the period on a seperate layer and animate the opacity
best of luck
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thanks. i was thinking of that, but i’ve got approx 50 different instances of text with blinking periods to do, so that’s 50+ layers to deal with… any ideas how to change the opacity of just the period using the text effect controls? i couldn’t figure out how to isolate the period.
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makes sense. many thanks…
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In your text layer with the period type “t” for transparency, Alt/Option click on the stopwatch to access the formula, enter this:
x = Math.sin(time*10);
if (x<0) 0 else 100You can use smaller multipliers for longer interval between blinks
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Paolo Ciccone https://www.paolociccone.com
Hellriser Digital
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that works great for the whole text, but how do i isolate the “.” ?
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Can you create a text layer just for the period?
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Paolo Ciccone https://www.paolociccone.com
Hellriser Digital
Santa Cruz, CA -
Thanks a lot. I had the same question.
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Wow, it works a treat! – absolutely genius.
grazie mille!!
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thats what v want sir. thanks a lot
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