Re: Text Effects Like This???? by Kim Segel on Aug 20, 2008 at 9:37:53 am
Not too hard...
I don't know what software you're using - so I'll try to describe it generically:
You want to do 2 things:
1. Build your text with the kerning value animated to continuously increase over time. (Make a new layer for each line - so you can control them separately.) This spreads the letters out.
2. Make a blurry oval plate - white in the center and black at the edges.
Now, use the oval image to matte (reveal) the text, by scaling the oval layer up over time. Scale it back down to make the text disappear.
Good luck!
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Re: Text Effects Like This???? by Geo Lam on Aug 21, 2008 at 10:40:00 am
I use AfterEffects, so here's my AfterEffecty suggestion.
Use a mask and text animation.
1. The text reveals itself from the middle to outwards. Make a feathered mask and animate the mask expansion.
2. The text spreads itself out over time. Make the text and in the property menus for your Text, twirl it open once and click "Animate" and then click "Tracking" and animate that.
3. The text randomly disappears, letter by letter. Same as (2), click "Animate" and then click "Opacity". Twirl down to "Advanced" and turn on "Randomize Order" and animate the opacity offset.
