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Newbie has TEXT problems
Hello all,
Some basic text queries . .
1. Sometimes ( not always ) for some reason, my animated text gets the ” dreaded jaggies “. Tried to Feather it, but that didn’t work.
Is there some ANTI-ALIAS thingee, or some way to get rid of the jaggies on the edges of the text ?2. Is it possible to fill the letters of the text with the colors of images/clips ? If so, where and how is this done ?
Many thanks for your help.
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2 Replies
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are you using the text tool? this is the best option because it continuosly rasterises.. meaning that you can scale above 100% without getting “jaggies” as long as you haven’t pre-composed it.If you are using the text effect, and applying it to a solid, then it doesn’t continuosly rasterise… meaning that if you scale above 100% you will get the “jaggies”
If you are importing text in as bitmaps (ie from photoshop) then the same deal applies, You can’t scale above 100%.
Did that make sense?
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You want to use alpha mattes (or luma mattes) to do this. Have a text layer, then below have the texture you want in the text. Then on the lower layer, select “Alpha Matte” from the modes section. Check out the attached picture and it’ll all make sense….. notice also how the text is scaled above 100% but is still crisp…. this is because I used the text tool.`https://www.bearcage.dreamhosters.com/duff/TRK_MAT.jpg
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Thank you duffbeer911, it certainly does make sense.
I appreciate your help so much.
Best regards
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