[Erling Zahl urke]

Use the text tool to write what you want (or use any other layer with an alpha channel), use the effect “roughen edges”, then animate the evolution parameter. Set the comps framerate low to achieve the jerky motion.

Erling Zahl Urke
Editor and Post-Producer
NRK – Norwegian Brodasting Corporation

[Erling Zahl urke]

If you´re uncomfortable with expressions, there is another way.

Under stylize there is an effect called “strobe light”. It works pretty well.

Erling Zahl Urke
Editor and Post-Producer
NRK – Norwegian Brodasting Corporation

[Erling Zahl urke]

I haven´t seen your footage, but perhaps this tutorial on creating super tight junk mattes can help? It shows you how to create a mask around the edge of your character. Maybe this is a faster way than rotoscoping?

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/junk_mattes.php

[Erling Zahl urke]

If there is no way to change starting timecode in AE renders,

I guess the best workaround is to export the clip from a FCP timeline before I start editing, so the clip starts on timecode 00.00.00.00, Then i´ll be able to have the same timecode from AEX.

-Erling

[Erling Zahl urke]

I’m afraid this doesn’t solve my problem. The thing is, I’ve chopped the clip into maybe 30 parts, each having different speed. If I was using your method it would take longer than doing the thing all over again.
But thanks anyway.

What I want to do is make the clip offline in FCP, then reconnect the clip with the one i’ve exported from AE. To do this I need the same timecode.