After Effects — Text Reveal Animation (using Stroke)

How to animate type in After Effects using Stroke.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• After Effects
• Animation
• Type
• Text
• Adobe
• Stroke
• Tutorial
• Pre-Comp
• Camera
• Null Object
• Write-On Effect
• Masking

[Jx8o5]

WTF how do i meake the end just flat that cirle is ugly

[okokbye]

@Jx8o5 I agree, the only options you have are to soften or harden the edge; I wish you could flatten out.

[gamergg]

hey do you know where i can find a video where i can make a text reveal from the right?

For example: TEXT REVEALS THIS WAY <----------

[okokbye]

@gamergg You could, using a mask layer; I'll post a short tut.

[Vickramjason]

this is a long cut mate...! i was lookin for a short cut...!

[okokbye]

@Vickramjason Ha! Yeah, I should have picked a two letter word :)

[emceezvn]

ha i love this classical for tutorial !

[RainOrShineFun]

is there a way to automaticly stroke a path through a text?

[KidSwissy]

@Vickramjason Select all masks instead of mask 1

[okokbye]

@leafblowinSK8 sure - you could either set the mask layers to 3d and parent them to the text (or all to a 3d null that you'd move), or import everything as a pre-comp inside a new composition (with collapse transformation active if there's 3d within it, the small sun looking icon next to shy). pre-comping's easier to work with, turn on 'synchronize time of all related items' in preferences so you can go back and forth between comps and adjust.