[Graham Quince]

I did a quick Google search and think this is the image you’re talking about:

https://static.dw.com/image/47499127_303.jpg

I’d take a look at Adjustment Layers which are not as wide as the comp and then play with the Tint effect and various blur effects.

If you’re also after a texture on the “drapes” then you’ll probably want to parent a texture to your adjustment layer. And mask it so it has the same size.

[Graham Quince]

Check out the Time Displacement effect. I think that’s similar.

[Graham Quince]

I’d probably start witha precomp, with each letter being on a different frame. Then in the main comp, have a text layer with the word on it, and on each precomp’s time remapping property have an expression with a javascript object, something like:

myTextLetters = { 'A': 0, 'B': : 1, .... };

Where the number corresponds to a frame in a precomp.

Then take my text layer and split it into individual letters:

myString = text.sourceText.split('');

Depending on layer position, use the determine which letter each precomp is denoting and set the time value to the be:

myTextLetters[myString[index]);

I’ve not tried this, and there’s probably something you can do with Essential Graphics to make this smoother and you probably also want a separate expression on the opacity to turn off layers you don’t need. But this might get you started.

[Graham Quince]

I can’t see your image, so it’s difficult to judge what you’re after. Shape layers do have keyframeable properties.

To change the colour of a shape, you can use the Fill keyframes of on the shape. If you’re wanting to adjust of the front shape, it might be worth using a drop shadow effects to create your extrusion background and make it a solid colour.

As someone who works for a software company, I can almost guarantee the real reason shape layers don’t have an animate option is because they will have been built by a completely separate team at a completely different time to the Text team. Getting consistency of approaches is a very difficult thing to wrangle when better/different solutions are available.

[Graham Quince]

Try using two layers:

• Apply keylight to the top layer and set the output to screen matte,
• then use the Luma Matte on the bottom layer’s track matte options.

Quite often keylight (or any keyer) will cause some slight transparency issues with any noise present in the video, so this way you can bypass it.

[Graham Quince]

I’ve recreated your comp using the expression and a very quick mask of my own and it’s working. I can’t tell from your screen shots, but it might be something to do with the First and Last margins – although I couldn’t recreate the issue.

Did you create your text layer by directly typing or did you draw a text box? A text box is screwing it up for me.

[Graham Quince]

Go to File > Project Settings.

In the pop-up, switch to the Time Display Tab and change the radio button back. At least that’s how you do it in AE CC, I think it was the same in CS4

[Graham Quince]

I think you need to do some advanced rotoscoping. Surfaced Studio has a few tutorials that might help:

Ich denke, Sie müssen etwas fortgeschrittenes Rotoskopieren durchführen. Surfaced Studio bietet einige Tutorials, die helfen könnten:

https://www.surfacedstudio.<wbr>com/tutorials/after-effects/<wbr>advanced-rotoscoping-in-after-<wbr>effects-with-mocha-ae/
https://www.surfacedstudio.<wbr>com/tutorials/after-effects/<wbr>mocha-pro-edge-snapping-<wbr>magnetic-tool-rotoscoping/

[Graham Quince]

Instead of using Polar Coordinates, use a circular mask with your Audio Spectrum, you can then keyframe the mask’s path for the size change.

[Graham Quince]

That’s not happening when I rotate. I’ve not spotted a setting, but maybe there’s a option hidden somewhere.