Return-Path: Received: from nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com ([17.158.161.4] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5213623 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:43:21 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.68] (99-152-153-100.lightspeed.dllstx.sbcglobal.net [99.152.153.100]) by nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0MTA0004C4DXTB20@nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:56:23 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8794,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-09-17_06:2013-09-17,2013-09-17,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1308280000 definitions=main-1309170069 Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: gradient fill per line or character From: Jim Curtis In-reply-to: Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:56:21 -0500 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: <2D7B4CA0-5E47-46D4-A8BE-BD5D5887E55F@me.com> References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) I think I know the answer, but just in case there's a trick of which I'm = not aware=85 When I apply a Gradient Overlay to paragraph text or line text with = returns that create a paragraph, gradient overlays fills the entire text = block, not each line. =20 IOW, the default is for the gradient is to extend from the top of the = top line to the bottom of the bottom line in a paragraph. If I want to apply the same gradient to each line of paragraph text, is = that not possible without breaking the lines up into their own layers? We can do this easily in the Premiere Pro titler, as gradients are = applied on a per character basis.=20 .