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Subject: Re: [AE] Text animation
From: Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com>
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Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:14:28 -0600
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Could you animate it backwards, precomp it, and then Time>Reverse the =
precomp?


On Jan 16, 2012, at 5:04 PM, jarret langmeire wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>=20
> I've been fiddling with trying to put together the following type of =
text animation:
> 	=95 line one types on left to right, one letter at a time.
> 	=95 pause
> 	=95 line one shifts down by one line to the position of line two
> 	=95 line one types new text left to right at the top of the =
stack
> 	=95 repeat
> So in effect the text types on and as the new text is about to appear, =
the old text shifts down to make space, thereby ensuring that the new =
text is always at the top of the stack.
>=20
> I've been unable to figure this out using the text animator and doing =
it manually line by line would take forever. Has anyone come across a =
solution for this - expression or script or plugin. I think this style =
used to be available in the Useful Things but they're gone now.
>=20
> Anyhow, any help would be really appreciated.