Adobe After Effects CS3 User Manual
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AFTER EFFECTS CS3
User Guide
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Animating the offset values for the characters in the word Galaxy
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Create a new composition.
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Create a new text layer with the word Galaxy.
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Choose Animation > Animate Text > Character Offset.
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In the Timeline panel, set the Character Offset value to 5.
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Expand Range Selector 1.
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Click the Start stopwatch to set an initial keyframe at 0 seconds and set the value to 0%.
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Move the current-time indicator to 5 seconds and set the Start value to 100%.
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Set Character Alignment to Center.
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Preview the composition.
See also
“Create a composition” on page 108
“Enter point text” on page 274
“Work with selectors” on page 289
“Preview video and audio” on page 120
Example: Animate characters with the Wiggly selector
This example demonstrates how easy it is to animate the position of individual characters. It also shows how the
Wiggly selector can create a dramatic change to the animation simply by adding it to the layer.