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  • scrolling text and fade out

    Posted by Gone Fishing on July 6, 2009 at 9:26 am

    I’d like to scroll text lines toward the top of the screen but I can’t make the first line going up to fade out gradually when reaching the last third part of the top of the screen until it disappears and the following line of text as they move up the screen.

    Jeff Bonano replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Jeff Bonano

    July 6, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Have you tried applying a mask to the top and then feathering out the edge? From what I’m reading from your post, it sounds like that would be the easiest way to create a quick fade out.

    Jeff Bonano
    http://www.bonanoproductions.com

  • Gone Fishing

    July 7, 2009 at 11:17 am

    yes you are right if I am moving text with expressions but what if I am keying movement of the text the mask will move with the text. just want to know how to do it because I couldn’t do it.

  • Jeff Bonano

    July 8, 2009 at 2:29 am

    I tried doing a quick Credit Roll in AE and created something that I think is what you are talking about.

    Here is what I did:

    I created a background and duplicated it. The duplicated layer, I created a mask and feathered it out on top. Then I created a bunch of text credits and linked them to a null object. Keyframed the null to move up over a short period, having it stop at ~Fin~ then dropped the opacity. Sandwiched the text between the background and feathered mask and there you have it! I hope this helps (or is even what you where looking for) 🙂
    If you would like me to e-mail you the AE project file let me know! Have fun!

    Jeff Bonano
    http://www.bonanoproductions.com

  • Gone Fishing

    July 8, 2009 at 8:24 am

    thanks alot.if you don’t mind sending me the project file just to compare what I did with the one you did and thank you again.

  • Jeff Bonano

    July 8, 2009 at 11:57 am

    No problem, what e-mail do I send it too?

    Jeff Bonano
    http://www.bonanoproductions.com

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