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Question about text effects while using expressions
Hello everyone!!
I am trying to replicate an effect I saw today, hoping to create a template so I can type any given message on a text layer and not having to worry about changing any of the effects applied to it.
I currently have a text and a dynamic shape which changes size based on the text length. Basically the shape adapts to the text thanks to an expression I added to the layer.
The effect I am trying to achieve is to reveal each character at a time, from the first letter to the last one. The few tutorials Íve found to animate text, keeps the ¨frame¨ of the text the same size of the full sentence, which means the expression keeps the shape size to that of the text frame.
Is there a way to reveal each character in a way so the expression adjust as each character appears?
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2 Replies
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Yes, you just have to use the same variable you’re using to reveal the text in a linear expression controlling the size of the shape from 0% to whatever you’re getting from the shape’s size calculation’s expression.
something like this: 13769_textrevealshape.aep.zip
Cassius Marques
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Thank you so much Cassius. It worked perfectly! There’s a minor alignment thing happening when I change the text, but personally I don’t care, the most important thing is that your solution works like a charm.
I had previously used this expressions, which didn’t do what yours do.
Under the Rectangle Path:
s=thisComp.layer(“Main Text”);
w=s.sourceRectAtTime().width;
h=s.sourceRectAtTime().height;[w,h]
Then this expression under the Rectangle Position after aligning the rectangle with the text’s left border:
s=thisComp.layer(“Main Text”);
w=s.sourceRectAtTime().width/2;
h=s.sourceRectAtTime().height/2;
l=s.sourceRectAtTime().left;
t=s.sourceRectAtTime().top;[w+l,h+t]
You are a genius!
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