EDUCBA

EDUCBA

MENUMENU
  • Free Tutorials
  • Free Courses
  • Certification Courses
  • 280+ Courses All in One Bundle
  • Login

Text Animation in After Effects

Home » Design » Design Tutorials » After Effects Tutorial » Text Animation in After Effects

Text Animation in After Effects

Introduction to Text Animation in After Effects

After Effects is an incredibly versatile program when it comes to creating and animating text. The title sequence is the main lead play in all the industries, if the titles are good our content was successful in the first step itself, so for such titles, we need effective software. In this topic, we are going to learn about Text Animation in After Effects.

If you think you need to get good response for your content or a project, the title will give a stylish touch to your project or content, among all designing software’s after effect is an easy and effective way to do title animation, nowadays after-effects became a major software for title animations.

Start Your Free Design Course

3D animation, modelling, simulation, game development & others

Fields like education, designing, animation, broadcasting, cinema and corporate are using after-effects for their title animation purpose because they give smooth and quality output with an easy workflow.

How to Create Text Animation in After Effects?

Ok, let us see how to create text animation in After effects.

Step 1

Create a new composition, Go to File and select a new composition

Text Animation in After Effects 1

Step 2

Select the [T] text tool

Text Animation in After Effects 2

Step 3

Type your text.

Text Animation in After Effects 3

Step 4

Change the color of the text according to you.

Text Animation in After Effects 4

Step 5

 With the help of select tool [V] adjust the text position and change size.

Popular Course in this category
After Effects Training (1 Courses, 3+ Projects)1 Online Courses | 3 Hands-on Projects | 20+ Hours | Verifiable Certificate of Completion | Lifetime Access
4.5 (2,595 ratings)
Course Price

View Course

Related Courses
Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial (2 Courses, 7+ Projects)All in One Design Bundle (280+ Courses, 100+ projects)

Text Animation in After Effects 5

Step 6

Apply bevel alpha to the text [it will be in Effects and presets]

Text Animation in After Effects 6

Step 7

Change the bevel alpha values, Edge thickness 13.70 & light angel 0 x 90.

Text Animation in After Effects 7

Step 8

Create a duplicate layer for the text.

Text Animation in After Effects 8

Step 9

Apply cc particle system to duplicate layer.

Text Animation in After Effects 9

A particle system is defined by a collection of particles that evolves over time and can be controlled to create a virtually infinite number of different animations. These animations might range from simple explosions to sparkling fountains and massive smoke screens. You can also twirl polygons in different directions Particle Systems II is especially useful when you want to animate the position and size of the particle generator. You can also control particle generation from a logo or other source with an alpha channel.

Here we use this cc particle system to change the text layer in particles.

Step 10

Now duplicate layer became as particles.

Text Animation in After Effects 10

CC Composite is a powerful effect that helps you be more efficient when working with … Then it allows you to choose what kind of mode you want.

Step 11

Add cc composite to duplicate layer.

cc composite to duplicate layer

Step 12

Arrange cc composite layer to upper than a cc particle system.

cc composite layer

Step 13

Change the values of cc particle systems.

Birth rate: 50

Longevity (sec) : 4.0

Go to particles and enable source alpha inheritance

(alpha inheritance will give the eared blended in between the layers )

values of cc particle systems

Step 14

Go to producer and enable keyframe animation in position. Go to 3rd sec in the timeline and give the value of 1920 in position.

producer

Step 15

Change the values in the cc particle system – physics – Animations – Fractal explosive.

cc particle system - physics - Animations - Fractal explosive

Step 16

Change some more values in cc particle system – physics.

Velocity : 0.5

Inherit velocity: 40

Gravity: -.03

Resistance: 20

Direction : 0 x 90

Extra : 2.0

cc particle system - physics

By changing the values here we can get the shape for the particles, we can get the perfect blow of particles.

Step 17

We can change the color of particles [particles-birth color and death color] while beginning and ending colors can be changed to show effectively.

change the colour of particles

Its very important to change the colours of the particles in the end and starting because when a fire starts it will be so bright and when it ends it looks like dull ash, like ways in the starting we need bright color for the particles and make it dull color when it comes to end and dissolve give you more effective in title animation

Linear wipe is used as a transition for the film, video and animation works. which disappears the one layer with another, here we use the linear wipe to disappear the text from one side to another this is the main process in this title animation,

Step 18

Apply liner wipe to the Text layer.

liner wipe to Text layer

Step 19

Change the values in liner wipe. Transition completion 0 at the starting frame & 100 at the end frame.

Wide angel : 0 x 90

Feather: 50

Adjust both layers starting and ending positions, weather they start equal or not.

layers starting and ending positions

Step 20

Apply turbulent display to duplicate layer.

turbulent display to duplicate layer

The turbulent display gives us a stylish look to the animation when it moves normally it won’t get such effective, but when we add turbulent display the particles move in wave and fly motion and ends so smooth and give a very professional look for the animation.

Step 21

Change the values of Turbulent Displace.

Amount: 30

Complexity : 3.0

Evolution : 0 x +24.0

Now you can get animation so smooth.

animation so smooth

However I have explained step by step and you just do not have to follow what we did in this process, you need to have some creative thoughts to create yourself. Do change the random values what you have seen in this process so you can get different animations, you just keep it as a sample project and create some more new animations similar to the to this project.

In this process first we have to create a text layer and later we have created duplicate for it, we add some effects like Bevel alpha, cc particle systems and cc composite to duplicate layer by changing the values we can change the text in to particles, now apply liner wipe effect to text layer and make a keyframe animation, we have text in liner wipe effect and we arrange duplicate layer upon the text layer, when both animations play at a time where text in liner wipe and duplicate layer moves as a particles upon the text it looks like titles animation, now use turbulent display to duplicate layer to make animation too effective

Recommended Articles

This is a guide to Text Animation in After Effects. Here we discuss How to Create Text Animation in After Effects step by step with screenshots. You may also look at the following articles to learn more –

  1. After Effects Repeater
  2. After Effects Expressions
  3. 3D Effects in After Effects
  4. After Effects Tracking

After Effects Training (1 Courses, 3+ Projects)

1 Online Courses

3 Hands-on Projects

20+ Hours

Verifiable Certificate of Completion

Lifetime Access

Learn More

0 Shares
Share
Tweet
Share
Primary Sidebar
After Effects Tutorial
  • Effects
    • Crop in After Effects
    • Text Effects in After Effects
    • Drop Shadow in After Effects
    • Background in After Effects
    • Blur in After Effects
    • Text in After Effects
    • Motion Blur in After Effects
    • Mask in After Effects
    • Color Correction in After Effects
    • Blending Modes in After Effects
    • Track Matte in After Effects
    • Transparent Background in After Effects
    • Slow Motion in After Effects
    • Animation in After Effects
    • Text Animation in After Effects
    • Logo Animation in After Effects
    • 2D After Effects Animation
    • 3D Effects in After Effects
    • 3D Text in After Effects
    • Shape Layers in After Effects
    • Export in After Effects
    • Morphing in After Effects
    • Twitch in After Effects
    • Snowfall in After Effects
    • Rain in After Effects
    • Masking Layers in After Effects
    • Group Layers in After Effects
    • Glitch Effect in After Effects
    • Composition in After Effects
    • After Effects Transitions
    • Typography in After Effects
    • Slider Control After Effects
    • Motion Graphics in After Effects
    • Wiggle in After Effects
    • After Effects Portable
    • Wiggle Expression in After Effects
    • Keylight in After Effects
    • Rotoscoping in After Effects
    • After Effects Render
    • After Effects Expressions
    • After Effects Presets
    • Duik After Effects
    • After Effects Split Clip
    • Trapcode in After Effects
    • Plexus After Effects
    • Logo Reveal After Effects
    • Mocha in After Effects
    • Twixtor in After Effects
    • Lens Flare in After Effects
    • After Effects Particles
    • After Effects Timeline
    • After Effects Tracking
    • Camera Tracking in After Effects
    • After Effects Repeater
    • After Effects Cartoon
    • After Effects Loop Expression
    • After Effects Optical Flares
    • Glow in After Effects
    • After Effects GIF
  • Basic
    • What is After Effects
    • After Effects Versions
    • After Effects Software
    • After Effects Shortcuts
    • Adobe After Effects Plugins
    • How to Use After Effects
  • After Effects Tools
    • After Effects Tools
    • Pen Tool in After Effects
    • Puppet Tool in After Effects
    • KeyFrames in After Effects
    • Adding Keyframes in After Effects

Related Courses

After Effects Training Course

Adobe Premiere Pro Training Course

Design Training Course

Footer
About Us
  • Blog
  • Who is EDUCBA?
  • Sign Up
  • Corporate Training
  • Certificate from Top Institutions
  • Contact Us
  • Verifiable Certificate
  • Reviews
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  •  
Apps
  • iPhone & iPad
  • Android
Resources
  • Free Courses
  • Photoshop Tutorial
  • 3ds Max Tutorial
  • All Tutorials
Certification Courses
  • All Courses
  • Design Course - All in One Bundle
  • Photoshop Course
  • Maya Course
  • Unreal Engine Course
  • Unity Course
  • DaVinci Resolve Course
  • Pro Tools Course

© 2020 - EDUCBA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE CERTIFICATION NAMES ARE THE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.

EDUCBA
Free Design Course

3D animation, modelling, simulation, game development & others

*Please provide your correct email id. Login details for this Free course will be emailed to you
Book Your One Instructor : One Learner Free Class

Let’s Get Started

This website or its third-party tools use cookies, which are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the cookie policy. By closing this banner, scrolling this page, clicking a link or continuing to browse otherwise, you agree to our Privacy Policy

EDUCBA

*Please provide your correct email id. Login details for this Free course will be emailed to you
EDUCBA Login

Forgot Password?

EDUCBA
Free Design Course

3D animation, modelling, simulation, game development & others

*Please provide your correct email id. Login details for this Free course will be emailed to you

Special Offer - After Effects Training (1 Courses, 3+ Projects) Learn More