Threshold Effect; Text Effects; Basic Text Effect; Texture Placement - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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Specifies how the effect is applied. Tile Texture applies the texture repeatedly over the layer.

Texture Placement

Center Texture positions the texture in the middle of the layer. Stretch Texture to Fit stretches the texture to the
dimensions of the selected layer.

Threshold effect

The Threshold effect lets you convert grayscale or color images to high-contrast, black-and-white images. Specify a
certain level as a threshold; all pixels lighter than the threshold are converted to white and all pixels darker to black.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Effect applied with threshold settings of 44 (left), 70 (center), and 200 (right)

Text effects

Basic Text effect

Using the Basic Text effect, you can create text and text animation. You can specify font, style, and alignment of text,
as well as select horizontal or vertical text orientation. Animation is created by changing the Position point over time.
Basic Text also gives you the choice of either compositing the text over the layer image or using the text by itself. Best
quality creates anti-aliased text that animates smoothly.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Original (left) and after applying Basic Text (center) and selecting Composite On Original (right)
The Basic Text effect places text on an existing layer—unlike imported text created in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe
Illustrator, which becomes its own layer. This effect can be used for basic title text; for more flexibility in working
with text, import text created in an illustration or imaging program. The font you select when creating text must be
available on the system you use to render the composition. If the font is not available, an available font is substituted.
After Effects creates an alpha channel for text it creates. You can use a text effect's alpha channel with features such
as track matte.
Note: The width and height of text are not constrained by the dimensions of the layer; the layer dimensions merely define
the visible region of the text. This feature makes it simple to scroll text over a layer.