Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5120416 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:31:06 +0200 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=mindspring.com; b=hCfr3wcvaXe5CgYwTnTpDgo5Tcs6faUTdbaTTad/Wd3hV2qynfsN5eLNb+F5EeRW; h=Received:From:Content-Type:Message-Id:Mime-Version:Subject:Date:References:To:In-Reply-To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [76.126.131.11] (helo=[10.1.10.120]) by elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1UrXF8-0001xR-Tr for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:41:27 -0400 From: Lou Wirth Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_EB236828-FED8-43CE-B7CD-9D1620FC5D2A" Message-Id: <8065287C-1B34-4178-9513-F464EC5B7460@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: Re: [AE] text presets Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:44:27 -0700 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-ELNK-Trace: f7c94f4255116fd8d4c20f6b8d69d888ba196d48fc2e3f080d9f97aecf2f99f591438fb130335a1b350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 76.126.131.11 --Apple-Mail=_EB236828-FED8-43CE-B7CD-9D1620FC5D2A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Yes. But it seems not all text presets have a position animator. Those = that do are no problem. But in many, I can't find it. Is is tucked = away in a secret menu? Lou Wirth Productions 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 Corte Madera, CA 94925 www.louwirth.com 415-924-9411p =20 On Jun 25, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > Bear in mind that if you add a position animator to text you now have = two position properties=85 the original transform position, which should = be your final position. And your starting position should be set in the = text animator position property. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:12 PM, Lou Wirth wrote: >=20 >> I am struggling with the animation presets for Text. Specifically = the Animate In. Often times the starting point is not off the comp. So = the text is in plain view before it even begins to animate. I know in = some of the presets you can change this position but in many, there is = no control for this or at least non that I see. "Straight in by = Character" for instance. Starts with my text on screen and then = animates over a bit. I want to move the starting position off screen. = If I use the position keyframe, it movers the entire text over so it = animates into an area I don't want it. Hope this makes sense. >> I find this problem keeps me from using many of the presets for = Animate In. Has to be a solution, I just don't know what it is. >> thanks >>=20 >>=20 >> Lou >> Lou Wirth Productions >> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 >> Corte Madera, CA 94925 >> www.louwirth.com >> 415-924-9411p >> =20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_EB236828-FED8-43CE-B7CD-9D1620FC5D2A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Yes. =  But it seems not all text presets have a position animator. Those = that do are no problem.  But in many, I can't find it.  Is is = tucked away in a secret menu?


Lou Wirth = Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, = CA 94925
415-924-94= 11p
 




On Jun 25, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

Bear in mind that if you = add a position animator to text you now have two position properties=85 = the original transform position, which should be your final position. =  And your starting position should be set in the text animator = position = property.




= On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:12 PM, Lou Wirth wrote:

I am = struggling with the animation presets for Text.  Specifically the = Animate In.  Often times the starting point is not off the comp. =  So the text is in plain view before it even begins to animate. =  I know in some of the presets you can change this position but in = many, there is no control for this or at least non that I see. =  "Straight in by Character" for instance.  Starts with my text = on screen and then animates over a bit.  I want to move the = starting position off screen.  If I use the position keyframe, it = movers the entire text over so it animates into an area I don't want it. =  Hope this makes sense.
I find this problem keeps me from using = many of the presets for Animate In.  Has to be a solution, I just = don't know what it = is.
thanks


Lou
Lou Wirth = Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, = CA 94925
415-924-9= 411p
 


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