Swinging hinge effect for per-character 3d?

	Swinging hinge effect for per-character 3d? by Corbin Gross on Jul 2, 2009 at 5:46:10 pm I'd like to have the characters swing down and settle. I can do it per word or line with an expression on the rotation of the layer but I'd like to do it using the per-character if possible. Here's what it's for. Only I'd like them to swing and settle instead of just ramp to a stop. http://reels.creativecow.net/film/further-title-illustration Thanks Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Swinging hinge effect for per-character 3d? by Filip Vandueren on Jul 13, 2009 at 8:45:49 pm Sorry, thought I psoetd an answer to this last week,! Here's how I solved this, though there's probably several ways to do it: Create a text Layer Enable Text->Animate->Per Character 3D Add an animator "Rotation", and set X-rotation to +90° (or-90°, or whatever is the starting rotation) Adjust Text->More Options->Grouping Alignment to 0,-100% (this makes the rotation hinge around the top) You can delete the Y and Z rotation properties Delete the "Range Selector" Now add an "Expression Selector“ to the Text Animator twirl down the Selector->Amount and paste this expression: delay=0.06; // amount of seconds between each letter swings=1.5; // number of times the text will swing before it's done. t=valueAtTime(time-delay*textIndex)[0]; amt=Math.cos(t*Math.PI*(swings*2)/100)*easeOut(t,0,100,100,0); Now to animate the swinging, set keyframes for the amount between [0,0,0] and [100,0,0] You can tweak the expression, I think it's pretty self-explanatory You can add further properies to the same animator, try for example: X Rotation=60° Opacity= 0 Fill Brightness=-80% Fill Saturation= 40% (if your text is coloured To get some fake 3D shading Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index