Example: To Change Transitions Between Characters; Example: To Create A Write-On Animation - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

"Range selector properties" on page 300
"Using keyframes" on page 192
"Methods for previewing compositions" on page 134

Example: To change transitions between characters

Using different Shape options, you can significantly change the appearance of an animation.
Setting Shape to Triangle
Create a new composition.
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Create a text layer with the characters 01234.
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3 Position the pointer away from the text in the Composition panel and when the type pointer changes to the move
pointer , drag to move the text to the top of the panel. Resize it if necessary so that it fits within the panel.
Choose Animation > Animate Text > Position.
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5 Expand Range Selector 1.
Make sure the current-time indicator is at 0 seconds and click the End stopwatch and set End to 0.
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Move the current-time indicator to 5 seconds and set End to 5.
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8 Adjust the y Position value so that the text appears at the bottom of the Composition panel.
Preview the animation.
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Click Advanced and choose Triangle from the Shape menu; then preview the animation.
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11 Choose Square from the Shape menu and preview the animation; then set Ease High to 100% and preview the
animation.
Set Ease High to -100 and preview the animation again.
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13 Set different options from the Shape menu and preview the resulting animations.
See also
"To create a composition" on page 109
"To enter point text" on page 283
"Range selector properties" on page 300
"Using keyframes" on page 192
"Methods for previewing compositions" on page 134

Example: To create a write-on animation

You can easily create the appearance of writing on the screen by using the Opacity animator property.
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