Text Animators for Beginners - After Effects Type Tutorial
Summary
TLDRThis After Effects tutorial teaches how to use text animators for creating dynamic text effects. It starts with basic text animations, like changing source text and simple slide-ins, then progresses to more complex animations like the 'sexy slide-in'. The tutorial also covers advanced features like easing and randomizing animation order for a flicker effect. Finally, it guides on creating and saving custom text presets for reuse.
Takeaways
- π In After Effects, you can animate text by changing the source text and making keyframes for different properties like font, style, color, and size.
- π¨ To create a slide-in animation, use text animators to save and reuse animations on different text layers.
- π§ The sexy slide-in effect involves each line, letter, or word fading and sliding in individually, then sliding back out, all controlled by keyframes.
- π Text animators allow for precise control over text animations, including position, opacity, scale, rotation, and more.
- π Easing can be applied to keyframes to create smoother transitions between text states.
- π΅ The shape of the animation path can be adjusted using options like square, ramp up, ramp down, triangle, and round to affect how the animation progresses.
- π² Randomizing the order of animation can create unique effects, such as a flicker in text.
- πΉ Adding expressions to the random seed can introduce variability in animations, like a flicker effect.
- π Unicode support in fonts allows for the use of special characters like arrows, pointers, emojis, and smiley faces in animations.
- π Wiggly selectors can be used to create dynamic, wiggling animations for text elements.
- π The tutorial concludes with a gift for viewers: a bundle of text animators that can be downloaded and used in their projects.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the After Effects tutorial discussed in the script?
-The main focus of the tutorial is learning about text animators to create various text effects and animations in Adobe After Effects.
What is the 'little present' mentioned at the end of the video?
-The 'little present' is a bundle of text animators that the creator has made for viewers to download and use in their own projects.
How can you change the source text in After Effects according to the tutorial?
-You can change the source text by opening the text dropdown and creating keyframes to alter the text at different points in time.
What is the purpose of using text animators in After Effects as described in the script?
-Text animators are used to save and reuse text animations on different parts of a project, making the animation process more efficient.
How do you create a basic slide-in animation in After Effects according to the tutorial?
-To create a basic slide-in animation, you use text animators to animate the position and opacity, setting keyframes for the start and end points and applying easing.
What is the 'sexy slide-in' animation technique mentioned in the script?
-The 'sexy slide-in' is a technique where each line, letter, or word fades and slides in individually and then slides back out, all on one text block.
How do you adjust the position and opacity for the 'sexy slide-in' animation?
-You create two states with different positions (one starting down and one animating up) and adjust the opacity from zero to one hundred to create the 'sexy slide-in' effect.
What does the 'shape' property in the advanced settings of the text animator control?
-The 'shape' property controls how the animation progresses through the text, with options like 'square', 'ramp up', 'ramp down', 'triangle', and 'round'.
How can you create a flicker effect in the text animation?
-To create a flicker effect, you add a new opacity animator, animate the offset from negative to zero, enable 'randomize order', and add an expression to the random seed to introduce randomness.
What is the benefit of using Unicode support in text animators as mentioned in the script?
-Using Unicode support allows you to include special characters like arrows, pointers, smiley faces, and emojis in your text, which can be animated in creative ways that would be difficult to achieve manually.
How do you save your own text animation preset in After Effects?
-To save your own text animation preset, you create the text animation, select all the animators you want to save, and then use the 'Save Animation Preset' option in the Animation menu.
Outlines
π¬ Introduction to Text Animators in After Effects
The tutorial begins by introducing text animators in Adobe After Effects, emphasizing their utility for creating templated text effects. The instructor shares a valuable tip about altering the source text for keyframe animations to change text dynamically. The focus then shifts to creating a basic slide-in animation, which is achieved by using text animators to save and reuse animations across different parts of a project. The instructor demonstrates how to add position and opacity animators, set keyframes, and apply easing for a smooth slide-in effect. The segment concludes with a teaser of a more advanced 'sexy slide-in' animation that will be covered later in the tutorial.
π Advanced Text Animation Techniques
This section delves into more sophisticated text animation techniques, starting with the creation of a 'sexy slide-in' effect where each line, letter, or word fades and slides in individually. The instructor guides through setting up keyframes for position and opacity, adjusting the starting and ending points of the animation, and fine-tuning the effect with advanced properties. The discussion includes the use of different shapes for the animation path, such as 'ramp up' and 'ramp down', and the application of easing to enhance the animation's smoothness. The summary also touches on the importance of understanding how different easing settings affect the animation flow.
π Exploring Text Animators and Bonus Content
The final paragraph covers additional features of text animators, such as creating a flicker effect by animating opacity with a randomized order. The instructor also demonstrates how to use 'wiggly' selectors to animate position and rotation, and how to leverage Unicode support in After Effects for animating special characters like arrows and emojis. The tutorial concludes with a bonus offer: a downloadable bundle of text animators created by the instructor for viewers to use in their projects. The instructor provides instructions on how to install and apply these presets, and encourages viewers to explore and experiment with text animators to enhance their motion graphics work.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Text Animators
π‘Keyframes
π‘Source Text
π‘Easing
π‘Slide-In Animation
π‘Opacity
π‘Character Offsets
π‘Expression
π‘Randomize Order
π‘Presets
π‘Unicode
Highlights
Learn how to create neat, templated text effects using text animators in After Effects.
Discover how to change source text dynamically by keyframing it, including font, style, color, size, and more.
Understand that source text keyframes are hold keyframes and cannot ease between keyframes.
Use text animators to save and reuse slide-in and fade-in animations across multiple text layers.
Create a basic slide-in animation by animating position and opacity properties for smooth text transitions.
Explore how to create more advanced 'sexy slide-in' effects, animating each line, letter, or word separately.
Learn how to use multiple states for animating text, such as setting different start and end positions.
Optimize animation flow by adjusting advanced properties like easing and offset settings.
Switch between animating characters, words, or lines to customize text animations based on needs.
Experiment with shape options like square, ramp up, ramp down, and triangle to control text animation style.
Add randomness to animations with features like randomize order and wiggly selectors.
Use Unicode symbols and emojis in text animations for creative and unique effects like rotating arrows.
Learn how to save custom text animations as presets to apply them easily across projects.
Discover a free bundle of text animators available for download, offering ready-made presets for text effects.
Avoid common mistakes when saving presets, such as saving source text along with the animation settings.
Transcripts
in this after effects tutorial we're
going to learn about text
animators make some nice neat
templated text effects and if you stick
around
at the end of the video i got a little
present for you
all right so let's get into it
[Music]
all right so right off the bat here is
something that i learned way too late in
my motion design career
you can change this source text
to anything you want if you just open up
this little text drop-down
you can make key frames on the source
text so if you just make a new keyframe
here
and you can change this to whatever you
want so source
to horse and then make a new keyframe
and you can
change it again of course and you can
change this
font to something different
you can change the styling and
the color change it to strokes
and change the size the tracking the
kerning
stroke width anything like this
and it will just change on each new
keyframe this can only be hold keyframes
of course um this cannot ease between
these keyframes i don't know how
after effects would figure that out but
this can be really useful
for simple animations where you just
need to change
your source text on one layer
now to create a basic slide in animation
like this something really simple
we're going to want to use text
animators so that we can save them
and reuse them on other parts of our
animation
so what i'm going to do is hide this
little text layer and start a new one
here
so i have something fresh what i want to
do is i want to click
where it says text here and click
animate and then i have
all of these options that come up and
now you can add
animators of really anything regular
position
scale rotation opacity you can animate
colors strokes tracking and
other things like blur and character
offsets we're going to get into a lot of
this stuff
so let's just go ahead and add on a
position
and an opacity we want to slide in
and fade in so what i'm going to do is
i'm going to make
a keyframe on the position and the
opacity at let's say
one second this will be our ending point
we're going to slide into here and
fade in and then we'll just go back
and let's say drag it down to maybe
around 35
and then opacity at zero and then we'll
go ahead and ease the second keyframes
with f9
easy ease and we have a simple slide
in that can be copy and pasted on
to other text layers that is a simple
introduction to the text animators let's
take it a step further shall we
now this is what i like to call the sexy
slide-in
you have each line letter or word
fade and slide in by itself and then
slide back out and this is all
on one block it can work as a paragraph
or lines or whatever
and we just have a few keyframes set so
let's
go about making this i'm going to create
a new
block of text let me just copy this
though
so i don't have to retype it out i'm
just going to
draw a block of character text it
doesn't have to be a block you could
just
just be whatever let me clean that up
there we go
okay so here's what i want to do i want
to drop down
my text open it up and i want to add on
some animators i want to animate the
position
and i want to animate the opacity
let me drag this up so we can see it a
little bit better
now to create this text animation we
need to basically have
two states it needs to have a position
one
where it starts down and then a position
two where it animates up
so we're gonna call this we're gonna
rename this animator one
into position one this is just for our
own clarity
and then we're gonna duplicate this with
controller command d
and now we have position two and if you
drop this down you can see we have
our position and opacity animators if we
wanted to add something else to it like
a rotation or something
we would just need to add those
animators in as well but we're just
doing
position and opacity so now we need to
do is we need to change the position and
opacity amounts
in the first position so let's pull this
down a little bit because it's going to
start down so maybe we'll go down to 35
and bring the opacity down to zero
you're not going to notice a change on
the opacity right now
and then on position two we want to
counteract that so we're going to make
this
negative 35 and then it's going to move
back up
and then we want to change that opacity
to 100 it's already at 100
so basically what we're saying to this
is it's gonna start at 35
and then come back up to 35 and it's
going to go from
zero opacity to 100. but now we need to
animate this so on the position 2 let's
drop down the range selector and we want
to
animate the offset here so now if we
grab this offset
and you move it around you can start to
see that it's animating
these properties so let's bring it back
down all the way to
negative 100 make a keyframe and then
push it forward until
all of the text is on screen so it would
be
at zero here now if we play it back
it's going to look something like this
it's kind of getting there but it's
it's pretty choppy and a little weird so
let's open up this advanced property
this advanced drop down and let's see
we're working with
well i think i for now i don't want this
to animate in characters i want this to
animate
in lines so let's have it be in lines
and it's a little bit nicer now and i
think we need to add some easing to this
so let's go ahead and change a few
things to deal with the easing
well i think we need to make it so that
this shape
is not a square this shape is going to
ramp down
i'm going to explain that in a minute if
we change the shape to ramp down
now we're seeing that it's not animating
fully all the way we need to change the
offset
to get to 100 now and if we change that
now we're getting the full animation
coming on and now we need to change some
of the easing so if we change the ease
high a little bit to crank this up a
little bit maybe around 80 or 90.
we're gonna have a little bit nicer of
an animation when it slides
up if we didn't do the ease high we did
the ease low
it's going to be the wrong way you can
play with this and see how it looks it's
the wrong direction it could be right
for some text animation but it's not
this one so let's put this back up
and there we go here is our slide-in
that looks good these are the right
properties that we want
we can now change this to be characters
and we'll have something like this looks
good
but i'm going to leave it at either
words or lines
so now let's quickly go over what some
of this stuff in here means
and i learned this from kyle hamrick's
really good text animator video so i
suggest you check those out if you want
to learn more
i'm totally stealing this so what i'm
going to do is i'm going to set down
a new text and just put down a bunch of
periods now if you do this put down a
bunch of periods
and you try animating the position and
you just send
a little bit of animation through them
so you just change the position
and you change the offset a little bit
this is the easiest way to
see how these different properties are
affecting it so right now we have
square selected and basically all it's
doing is it's sending a
square through your text animator shape
if i change this to ramp up you can see
that it's basically just sending a
upwards facing ramp through this if i
change it to ramp
down it's sending a downwards facing
ramp through these
in my opinion it's backwards this looks
like an upwards facing ramp
but i don't make the rules with this and
so on a triangle
sends a triangle through it
round makes a round shape that gets sent
through
and you can see how the different easing
will affect these things
so i really advise that you just play
around with something like this
to get acquainted with these different
things in here
now for a flicker in i took basically
the same slide in
that we just learned so let me pop this
open here
so i took the same old animation
[Music]
the position one and position two just
to show that you can build things off of
each other
and now let's go ahead and just add a
new animation
on top so i'm gonna add in a new opacity
it's not
under either of these animations from
before
a brand new opacity let's go ahead and
add that
and i'll keep this one at the bottom and
now what i want to do
is i want to pop down the range selector
here
i'm going to drag this window up so you
can see it better
and all i'm really going to do is i'm
going to animate this offset
from 0 to 100 so
we're sorry negative 100 to zero so it's
going to come in like this
animate in but we're going to add a
little
twist to this so we're going to turn on
randomize order so it's going to
randomize this order
that the letters animate in and then
we're going to put a little expression
on the random seed like this by alt
clicking on random seed and we'll type
in time
times any number say 100
to give it this little flicker this the
number the higher the number that you
choose
the faster it will flicker now we have a
little flicker
when it animates in and then i'll just
copy these
keyframes in reverse when we need it
to animate out
now we have a cool flicker there are
tons of little
weird uh properties in here too that you
can just have
tons of fun with as well so for example
if i turn this off
turn on my fresh layer i'm going to open
this up
and let's say i just want to wiggle a
bunch of things around
let me throw on a position animator
and a rotation here we go
now with this animator i can add what's
called a
selector and if i add a wiggly selector
to it
now i'm wiggling the position and
rotation before
right off the bat nothing's happening
because i didn't put in
any values to the position and rotation
so if i put in
some amounts so i'm going to put in some
vertical
amounts for the position and i'll put in
some rotation amounts
now i'm wiggling these letters around
and we can go ahead and open up
the more options and we can actually
change around
the anchor points of the letters to
choose
where they're getting wiggled from now
what's really useful about text
animators and wiggling stuff
is that most big font
families support things like unicode
and what that means is you can grab
arrows and pointers sometimes smiley
faces and emojis
and you can just use these in your text
and now just easily make weird
kind of useful shapes like this i do
this all the time to animate
arrows and stuff that would normally be
really a real big pain to animate by
hand in after effects
so just really easily i made this weird
kind of
rotating arrow line that would
uh otherwise be really hard to do and so
this is a very basic
example but if you're if you get clever
with it
this can this can be really useful now
since you made it the end of the video
have a little gift for you in the
description there is a link where you
can download a bundle of text animators
i have made for you to use however you
would like so all you have to do is go
ahead and drop them
into your presets folder i like to drop
them into the text
um folder you can go ahead and rename
them you're not going to offend me
all right i just did this for
organization and then
to apply them you can just search in the
effects and presets
or use fx console and then
when you make a new text layer and just
go ahead and type in
whatever nyx flicker and then you will
have a nice
flicker effect now if you want to make
your own
text preset all you have to do is make
the text animation
and then just grab all the animators
that you want to save
and you just highlight them all here and
then you click animation
save animation preset you need to save
them to your presets
folder if you get an error like you can
you don't have permission to save them
there
then you just save them somewhere else
and then drag them in and you get
permission
when you're doing this you need to make
sure that you don't grab things
like for example the source text or
other properties that you don't
want applied to that animation preset
each time because if i was to save the
source text along with these then it
would apply
the text flicker every time you applied
that animation
reset so go ahead and enjoy
these text animators use them however
you'd like you did not need to give
credit or anything
although if you'd like to tag me on
instagram or something
i would love to see what you do with
them thank you for watching
thank you for watching my youtube video
if you liked it you're probably gonna
like these
but check them out all right i'll wait
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