Return-Path: Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4562728 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:09:30 +0100 Received: by vbbfn1 with SMTP id fn1so408630vbb.28 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:15:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=exfv4jccFJKIWqy08TD7RhRBk9sVJP7jdC7MZ2bA5d8=; b=xsozGlatIHtl4raGI/h/LWWA15yviF4gP05d7JWbdJRWHkSm3BPQiEtHdLgsEcDCXi vjKcY24zopBi3dnF6PYWQOxl/IuMcckYtqfBYuwBx9oCcGpMcAQG3cDps7QfxGsjtBgd R+gxtmPOnQZK8rKN828yiURd5ylCkhHZQVpeM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.173.176 with SMTP id bl16mr3078810vdc.47.1323846929905; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:15:29 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.195.137 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:15:29 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:15:29 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] trying to get a type animator preset to include spaces From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec51ba477fe77b804b40821f4 --bcaec51ba477fe77b804b40821f4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've worked out an animation preset that should get you close to what you want. It's not possible using just Text Animators but I hacked my way around that by tying it to an expression on the text layer's Source Text property to replace the last character in the string with a blinking cursor symbol. If you want to change the cursor symbol to something else you can change it in the Source Text expression. It's currently a pipe symbol. I put in some extra effort so that the cursor character can be scaled independently from the rest of the text (if you want a blinking block or the pipe symbol to be elongated). The Cursor Position range selector in the text animator needs to be animated from 1 to the source text's length + 1 so that the cursor is visible before the text begins to appear and it doesn't replace the last character. You can download the preset here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1950339/BlinkingCursor.ffx Hopefully this works for your purposes. Let me know if there's any trouble= ! -D On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:05 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com < dennis@reelsolutions.com> wrote: > Thanks Chris and Phil, > > Really? this can't be done natively in AE? Hard to believe that such an > obvious effect can't be done without either manually keyframing (really > painful on a lot of type - with editing changes coming continuously), or > buying a $299 plugin - which will probably be the route I take due to the > timing of the Red Giant sale today... Downside to the plugin approach is > that you have to apply the effect to a solid and you can't use the nice > type features built-in to After Effects. > > I've always done this with keyframes, but every time I do it, I'm thinkin= g > there's got to be a better way. > > I may try making a custom font, I've been down that rabbit hole before... > > -Dennis Wilkins > > > On Dec 12, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Chris Bator wrote: > > Well, you said easy=85 If you have it, Text Typewriter in Image Lounge ha= s a > blinking vertical bar cursor option that should work=85 > > > -chris > > > > > > > -- > *chris bator* > cbator@mac.com > http://www.ui.somebug.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbator > interactive and motion design > > On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:14 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com wrote: > > Hi All, > > Seems like this should be easy, but I haven't found a solution. I'm tryin= g > to add a blinking vertical cursor line in front of text as it's being > typed. I've tried a couple different solutions; The "Word Processor" Text > animation preset, as well as the presets/expressions via this tutorial: > http://jordanshipman.lt11.com/2011/07/21/free-text-animation-preset-for-a= fter-effects/ > . > > - The vertical line "Character Value" is 124. > > The problem with both of these is that when you hit a space, the cursor > disappears, even though the Units is set to Index, and "Based on" is set = to > Characters. > > Any ideas on how to approach this? I'd like to use index versus percentag= e > and not have to manually keyframe this. > > Thanks for any tips! > > Dennis Wilkins > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > --bcaec51ba477fe77b804b40821f4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've worked out an animation preset that should get you close to what y= ou want.

It's not possible using just Text Animators but I hacke= d my way around that by tying it to an expression on the text layer's S= ource Text property to replace the last character in the string with a blin= king cursor symbol.=A0 If you want to change the cursor symbol to something= else you can change it in the Source Text expression.=A0 It's currentl= y a pipe symbol.

I put in some extra effort so that the cursor character can be scaled i= ndependently from the rest of the text (if you want a blinking block or the= pipe symbol to be elongated).=A0 The Cursor Position range selector in the= text animator needs to be animated from 1 to the source text's length = + 1 so that the cursor is visible before the text begins to appear and it d= oesn't replace the last character.

You can download the preset here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1950339/BlinkingCu= rsor.ffx

Hopefully this works for your purposes.=A0 Let me know = if there's any trouble!

-D

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:05 PM, <= a href=3D"mailto:dennis@reelsolutions.com" target=3D"_blank">dennis@reelsol= utions.com <dennis@reelsolutions.com> wrote:
Thanks C= hris and Phil,

Really? this can't be done natively i= n AE? Hard to believe that such an obvious effect can't be done without= either manually keyframing (really painful on a lot of type - with editing= changes coming continuously), or buying a $299 plugin - which will probabl= y be the route I take due to the timing of the Red Giant sale today... Down= side to the plugin approach is that you have to apply the effect to a solid= and you can't use the nice type features built-in to After Effects.

I've always done this with keyframes, but every tim= e I do it, I'm thinking there's got to be a better way.
<= br>
I may try making a custom font, I've been down that rabbi= t hole before...

-Dennis Wilkins


On Dec 12, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Chris Bator wrote:
=
Well, you said easy=85 If you have it, Text Typewriter in Image Lounge has = a blinking vertical bar cursor option that should work=85


-chris






On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:14 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com wrote:
Hi All,

Seems like this should be ea= sy, but I haven't found a solution. I'm trying to add a blinking ve= rtical cursor line in front of text as it's being typed. I've tried= a couple different solutions; The "Word Processor" Text animatio= n preset, as well as the presets/expressions via this tutorial: http://jordanshipman.lt11.com/2011/07/21/fre= e-text-animation-preset-for-after-effects/.

- The vertical line "Character Value" is 124.

The prob= lem with both of these is that when you hit a space, the cursor disappears,= even though the Units is set to Index, and "Based on" is set to = Characters.

Any ideas on how to approach this? I'd like to use index versus per= centage and not have to manually keyframe this.

Thanks for any tips!=

Dennis Wilkins
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