After Effects: Create animation with text

In this practical tip, we will show you how to create animations with text in After Effects.

After Effects: Create animation with text

1. Select the desired text type in the timeline window. Then select the characters you want to animate.
2. In the column "Switch / mode functions, select the property you want to add to your text under the item" Animate ".
3. Now set the values ​​for the animator property. Just try out which value you like best.
4. Then set the keyframes for the start and end. To do this, click on the stopwatch and drag the selection bar in the window.
5. To further refine the animation, click on "Advanced" and adjust the values ​​and settings.

After Effects: Tips and tricks for text animation

• If you want to delete an animator group or property, select it and click "Remove".
• To copy an animator group, select "edit" and click on "copy". This is exactly how you proceed when inserting the group.
• You can also easily add an animator group to a text layer. Select "Animation" then "Animate Text".

In the next practical tip, we will show you the most important shortcuts for After Effects.