[Kevin Camp]

there are a couple ways, but I thin i’d start with the typewriter preset, but delete the keyframes for the ‘start’ property of the range selector 9leaving the start value at 0).

then keyframe the ‘offset’ property from 0 to 100 to re-create the type-in effect.

then move to the point in the timeline to start the type-out, and set the offset to -100 and animate that to 0. that should have it type-out from the start of the text line.

to prevent the animation as the offset moves from 100 to -100, right-click the keyframe for 100 and choose ‘toggle hold keyframe’. now it should hold at 100 until it hits the -100 keyframe.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

dan beat me….

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

try this:

startVal = 23;
endVal = 187;
nums = "";
for(i=startVal; i<=endVal; i++) nums = nums + i + '\r';
nums

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

card wipe might be better suited for a transition…

it’s been a while since i’ve used card wipe, but i remember it had ‘jitter’ settings that could be manipulated to sort of explode out an image. i think you could time that up with the transition property and make them re-form to the other image.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

assuming the black framed elements are keyed, you could also try adding cc composite after the glow effect and set ‘composite original’ to ‘stencil alpha’ (essentially re-compositing the original alpha channel after the low effect)

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

for that nested flipping comp, you’ll also want to enable collapse transformations (little spike ball/sun-like icon in the layer switches)

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

yep… there isn’t any built in control for varying a strokes width along a path/mask.

also, a path’s/mask’s shape cannot use expressions (there is a script that can link a vertex to a null/layer position, take a look at the scripts on crgreen.com)

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

you might try cc bend it. create a straightened version of your shape, then add cc bend it, adjust the start/end points to where the ends of the shape are and animate the bend property it to make it wag. you can even add mulitple bend its with end points aligning with other start points.

you could also try turbulent displace, adjusting the various properties may be able to produce a waving motion that you desire… less control, but easier application.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

ae may have cached frames with an earlier setting and isn’t clearing the cache properly, try doing a purge (edit>purge>all memory & disk cache…).

if you notice that it happens frequently with some comps/effects, you’ll want to do that purge prior to rendering those comps too.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

i am mistaken… i though you could move a property from animator to another, but you cannot.

but if you ever wanted to have multiple text animation properties controlled by a single animator, when you add the property, have the animator selected, and it will be a part of that animator.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW