how to make a period (full stop) blink?
by sean bowering
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May 6, 2008 at 1:27:45 pm
hi, i'm using the typewriter effect in CS3 and i'm trying to work out how to make the period at the end of the sentence blink for a few seconds while the user reads the text and the new text comes in to replace it. is there any easy fixes, or does this involve expressions?
- apologies if this has been posted before...
Re: how to make a period (full stop) blink? by Mike Park on May 6, 2008 at 3:04:20 pm
why don't you try keyframing the opacity. You could use an expression, but don't need to. Just put the period on a seperate layer and animate the opacity
Re: how to make a period (full stop) blink? by sean bowering on May 6, 2008 at 3:26:15 pm
thanks. i was thinking of that, but i've got approx 50 different instances of text with blinking periods to do, so that's 50+ layers to deal with... any ideas how to change the opacity of just the period using the text effect controls? i couldn't figure out how to isolate the period.
Re: how to make a period (full stop) blink? by Dave LaRonde on May 6, 2008 at 3:36:05 pm
[sean bowering]"i've got approx 50 different instances of text with blinking periods to do, so that's 50+ layers to deal with... any ideas how to change the opacity of just the period using the text effect controls?"
Nope. But you only have to make ONE text layer consisting of a period with animated blinking. When you need it again, copy & paste the layer, move it in the timeline (if your timeline cursor is in the proper spot, you can do it in a keystroke) and reposition.
I bet you could do all 50 instances in 15-20 minutes, or you could spend a couple of hours trying to come up with a different solution.
Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
