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Scrolling Text for a Ticker
Hello,
I want to create scrolling text for a fake news ticker. My solution was to merely type out the text on a text layer, and using keyframes, adjust the position to have it move across the screen.
My problem came when I wanted to loop it. I used the expression ‘loopOut’ and ‘cycle’. However, it would only loop when the text was done scrolling off of the page. I want it to continuously scroll and repeat the text, without there being a space.
I know that I could use different layers, or perhaps just make a really huge text box, but is there a way to do this using expressions? Have it loop back at a certain position?
Also, is there a far easier way to do this than to use ‘position’? It’s kind of gimmicky, having text scroll. I know plenty of programs that can just do it automatically (simply scrolls what you’ve typed). I want to use After Effects though as I have a lot of other graphic elements that I would like to add.
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That worked beautifully. Thanks.
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I don’t get it. I’m probably missing something basic, but the Offset doesn’t repeat the text.
Comp one is long and short, with the text in it. I can animate the Comp 1 offset in Comp 2, and the text will crawl, but it doesn’t repeat. Do I need to make multiple duplicates of the Comp? Then line them up back to back in the timeline?
Or,
Am I typing all the text, then pasting it back to back in comp 1 for as long as many times as I need it to crawl across the screen?
David Bark
Lightshine Productions -
OK, I think I’ve got what you’re saying, and I’ll apologize in advance if I’m misreading this. Here’s the process as I understand it:
Make a comp, super wide not very tall, in which the text will reside. In this comp, type your text. Then, copy and paste that text at the end of itself, making as many copies as you estimate are necessary to cover the time you want the text to crawl across the screen.
(So, if my text was: “We have a very special announcement coming up. Stay tuned for details.” I would probably have that text situated about 10 times (or whatever) in comp 1.)
Then I drop comp 1 into Comp 2, place it so the left side of Comp 1 slightly overlaps the left side of Comp 2, add Offset, and animate the offset center. The effect is basically the same of animating the position of Comp 1, this is just easier, right?
David Bark
Lightshine Productions -
Thanks for shining a light on the Offset effect, Dave.
That’s just what I needed.
-Michael
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