Animated Text with Callout Line
by John Rice
on
Nov 4, 2009 at 6:51:23 pm
Hi All, thanks for looking at my post.
I'm working on a project that has type animated in z-space. I want a line to attach to the center of the text and no matter where the text layer is moved the line end will follow it. The other end of the line would be fixed. I know there is a way to do this with the pickwhip or expressions. Thanks for any advice!
Re: Animated Text with Callout Line by Xinlai Ni on Nov 4, 2009 at 7:32:28 pm
1. Add a layer called "Line", add "Beam" effect to it, change its length property to be 100, move its "Starting Point" to the fixed position you wanted.
2. Add this expression to the "Ending Point" property:
Re: Animated Text with Callout Line by Roland R. Kahlenberg on Nov 4, 2009 at 7:42:33 pm
Use the Generate>Beam plugin to create your line. Then use the following Expression for the Start parameter -
Pickwhip instructions are in bold.
//Start SCript
BaseLayer = pickwihp to the position property of the layer where the line originates from;
BaseLayer.toComp(BaseLayer.anchorPoint)
//End SCript
Then use the following script for the text layer
//Start SCript
TargetLayer = pickwihp to the position property of the text layer ;
TargetLayer.toComp(TargetLayer.anchorPoint)
// End Script
You'll need to set Length to 100% and leave Time at 50%. Should you want to make adjustments to where the line actually sits on either of the layers then use either the Pan Behind tool or the Selection tool to move the respective layer's Anchor Point(s).
HTH
RoRK
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