How To Use Text Animators in After Effects

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**This tutorial will show you how control the number of keyframes that loop at the end of animations using the LoopOut Expression in Adobe After Effects CC 2025.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:25 After Effects User Guide
01:06 How To Add Text Animators
01:21 Properties Panel
01:54 Add ‘Position’ Animator
02:21 Workflow of Text Animators
02:46 Range Selector Basics
03:52 Start & End Range Selectors
04:55 Add Additional Animators
05:58 Create Example Animation
06:11 Add Animators
06:55 Animate Range Selectors
08:05 Explore Additional Properties
08:53 Copy & Paste Text Animations
09:36 Save Text Animation Presets
10:14 Apply Saved Animation Presets
10:48 Outro: Text Animators

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2025 (Click To Try or Buy)
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1. Introduction to Text Animators
   1. Methods to add text animators:
      1. Twirl open the text layer, click on ‘Animate’, and choose an animator.
      2. Use the Properties panel: Click the plus icon with ‘Add Animator’.
      3. Top menu: Animation > Animate Text.
2. Basic Workflow of Text Animators
   1. Add a text layer.
   2. Add an animator or property to animate.
   3. Select the range of text to be affected.
   4. Change the property value.
   5. Add keyframes to the range selectors to create the animation.
3. Understanding Range Selectors
   1. Start and End Range Selectors:
      1. Set the initial range of the animation.
   2. Offset Range Selector:
      1. Shift the range without changing the start and end percentages.
      2. Offset can go from -100 to 100, while start and end range from 0 to 100.
   3. Advanced group:
      1. Additional customization options for animations.
4. Adding and Customizing Animators
   1. Adding properties within an animator group:
      1. Use the ‘Add’ menu next to the animator to include additional properties.
   2. Multiple range selectors:
      1. Adding range selectors and other types like Wiggly and Expression.
5. Example Animation
   1. Creating a complex text animation:
      1. Add Position animator.
      2. Add Rotation, Character Offset, and Blur properties.
      3. Customize property values and set keyframes.
      4. Adjust the range selectors and preview the animation.
      5. Experiment with different properties and settings.
6. Advanced Customization
   1. Exploring the Advanced section:
      1. Smoothness, easing, and animation by characters, words, or lines.
      2. Randomize order and adjusting random seed for unique animations.
   2. Copying and pasting animator groups:
      1. Copy animator groups to reuse animations on different text layers.
7. Saving and Reusing Text Animation Presets
   1. Saving animation presets:
      1. Select animator group(s) and go to Animation > Save Animation Preset.
      2. Name and save the preset for future use.
   2. Applying presets in new projects:
      1. Use the Effects and Presets panel to apply saved presets to text layers.
      2. 2. Drag and drop or double-click to apply presets to selected text layers.