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Typewriter effect.
Im trying to create a typewriter effect, something a little more advanced then the basic typewritter preset in After Effects. Trying to create an effect like a typewriter is actually writing with the whole typewriter arm bar thing flying in and typing the text.
i have an above average understanding of AE, and I am running AE CS3 on a mac power pc.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Aaron
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7 Replies
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You could make a graphic of the typebar and typeguide and animate it coming up from the bottom over three frames maybe, with motion blur. Tweak it until you like it. Then render it and re-import it. Interpret it so it repeats as many times as you want. Lay it over your text and off you go. You might have to cut it for word spaces.
For reference, if you’re as geeky as me:
https://www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Typewriter.htmlHere’s the Murder, She Wrote open for a guide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aabssbby6Q
And another classic in this vein:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtNJSDLIhYYThat’s one way, anyway.
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Yeah that’s pretty much the deal, except I probably wouldn’t interpret/loop it, but just manually place instances on the comp. Typing is usually at an irregular pace, so the timing will have to be in step with your sound track.
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I suppose it depends on how many characters are in the text.
If there are a lot of characters, and Aaron wants it to be irregular, it may be a good idea to bring in the clip without repeating it on interpretation, then use time-remapping keyframes in pairs (start/end).
Otherwise, we’d have of a layer for each instance. That could become unwieldy.
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Yeah you have a good point there… Time remapping is a nice way around it.. good idea.
Too bad AE doesn’t let you slip and slide multiple clips on the same layer like traditional editing apps… maybe in a future release they will add that and layer folders like they did in photoshop.
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Hi Aaron,
I’ve posted a three-part tutorial on youtube showing one way of achieving this effect. If I’d started recording it after the time remapping method was suggested I may have gone that way, but ah well…
Typewriter effect playlist at youtube
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysFX -
Hi,
is it posible to add sound to animation you create in this 3 videos? If it is posible can you please tell me how.
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I bought this preset a while ago for just a dollar and it is really easy to use and looks really nice. It doesn’t give you the arm moving but it made it a lot easier than the one in after effects.
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