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Text Animator: Position (After Effects)

July 6, 2023 ·

This tutorial will show you how to add the Text Animator Color Fill to create a position property animation in After Effects CC 2023.

https://youtu.be/dZv5PLb1x4w

Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Add Position Text Animator

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to add the Text Animator Color Fill to create a position property animation in After Effects CC 2023.

**AE Version Required:
23.4 or Later
**

**Font Used in Tutorial:
**https://fonts.google.com/?query=londrina

**Chapters:
**00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:09 Add Text (Londrina Solid Font)
00:29 Add Text Animator…Properties Panel
00:47 Add Text Animator…Layers Panel
01:30 Side Tip: Hiding Visibility of Animator
01:51 Range Selector
02:23 Offset Property Explained
02:59 Text Animation Example
03:19 Finishing Touches

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Add Text Layer

    1. Open New Composition
    2. Click on T to add Text
    3. Use Properties Panel to change Font & Size
    4. Select Text with Selection Tool (V)
    5. Use Align Panel to center text in Composition

How To Add Position Text Animator:

    1. Select Text Layer
    2. Go to Properties Panel
    3. Click on +Animator in the Animation section
    4. Click on Color Fill..RGB

**
How To Animate Text Animator:**

    1. Go to Layers Panel
    2. Twirl Text Layer
    3. Twirl Open Animator 1
    4. Change Position Y Value so text goes up and off of Comp Window
    5. Drag CTI (Play-head) to the beginning of the Timeline
    6. Click on Stopwatch next to Offset at 0%
    7. Drag CTI (Play-head) forward 1 second
    8. Change Offset to 100%
    9. Tap Spacebar to Preview

**
How To Add Finishing Touches**

    1. Go to Layers Panel
    2. Twirl Text Layer
    3. Twirl Open ‘Advance’
    4. Go to ‘Randomize Order’
    5. Change Shape to Smooth
    6. Tap Spacebar to Preview

 

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