Return-Path: Received: from cri.crishdesign.com ([198.57.142.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5121542 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:58:32 +0200 Received: from 71-33-37-158.albq.qwest.net ([71.33.37.158]:56962 helo=[192.168.0.4]) by cri.crishdesign.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1UrtDA-0004Zc-C3 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:08:52 -0600 From: Chris Meyer Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_49FECCFB-01A0-4A59-8AA8-14A5CCD26595" Message-Id: <6061308F-341E-4182-AFD5-65116C426D4A@crishdesign.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] text presets Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:08:54 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cri.crishdesign.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cri.crishdesign.com: authenticated_id: chris@crishdesign.com --Apple-Mail=_49FECCFB-01A0-4A59-8AA8-14A5CCD26595 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 The solution is adding Opacity as a property to the text animation, = having it start at 0% and fade up as the character moves. I'm guessing = whoever created the 2D presets initially was concerned about users = applying them, not seeing any characters, and thinking it was broken - = but they would have been far more useful if Opacity had been programmed = into them from the start. - Chris ________________________________________________ Chris Meyer | Crish Design http://www.crishdesign.com On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:12 AM, 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 >=20 >=20 > Lou > Lou Wirth Productions > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 > Corte Madera, CA 94925 > www.louwirth.com > 415-924-9411p > =20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:45 AM, Chris Meyer = wrote: >=20 >> An alternative solution is to put a new drive (say, a nice SSD) into = a spare bay in the MacPro (hey, there's a 5th one by the DVD!), install = the new OS and tools just on that, and still have access to the older OS = if needed on the existing system drive. It's what I've done here. >>=20 >> - Chris >>=20 >> ________________________________________________ >> Chris Meyer | Crish Design >> http://www.crishdesign.com >>=20 >>=20 >> On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Lachlan Westfall = wrote: >>=20 >>> I=92d love to try to hold out and wait for the new Mac Pro, but I = think I need to get a machine that can run the latest OS and latest = software. >>>=20 >>> I=92ve been stuck since many of the tools I use will die if If I = upgrade. >>>=20 >>> How many of you are running AE on a =93loaded=94 iMac? Does it work = well? >>>=20 >>> I know I=92ve walked into production companies for meetings and ALL = I see are iMac=92s editing video. >>>=20 >>> This may be an practical stop-gap solution. Let me know if you use = an iMac for AE and it works well. >>>=20 >>> Thanks. >>>=20 >>> -Lachlan Westfall >>> Quiet Earth Design >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_49FECCFB-01A0-4A59-8AA8-14A5CCD26595 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 The = solution is adding Opacity as a property to the text animation, having = it start at 0% and fade up as the character moves. I'm guessing whoever = created the 2D presets initially was concerned about users applying = them, not seeing any characters, and thinking it was broken - but they = would have been far more useful if Opacity had been programmed into them = from the start.

 - Chris

______________________________________= __________
Chris Meyer | Crish Design
http://www.crishdesign.com

=

On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> = 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
 




On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:45 AM, Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com> = wrote:

An = alternative solution is to put a new drive (say, a nice SSD) into a = spare bay in the MacPro (hey, there's a 5th one by the DVD!), install = the new OS and tools just on that, and still have access to the older OS = if needed on the existing system drive. It's what I've done = here.

 - Chris

______________________________________= __________
Chris Meyer | Crish Design
http://www.crishdesign.com

On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> = wrote:

AE and iMac
I=92d love to try to hold out and wait for = the new Mac Pro, but I think I need to get a machine that can run the = latest OS and latest software.

I=92ve been stuck since many of the tools I use will die if If I = upgrade.

How many of you are running AE on a =93loaded=94 iMac? Does it work = well?

I know I=92ve walked into production companies for meetings and ALL I = see are iMac=92s editing video.

This may be an practical stop-gap solution. Let me know if you use an = iMac for AE and it works well.

Thanks.

-Lachlan Westfall
Quiet Earth Design
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