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Good to know (02_AAEFR_24)

Beginning Motion Graphics using Adobe After Effects Animate text using built-in text animations (02_AAEFR_24) Good to know (02_AAEFR_24)

We’ve only scratched the surface with After Effect’s built-in text animations in this explainer. Be sure to try out some of the others before continuing on to the next lesson in this series!

There are lots of other text presets to try out in the ‘Animate In’ category:

Screenshot of an animation presets menu in a software application, showing various options for text effects like "Alternating Characters In" and "Raining Characters In" under the Text category. — Screenshot of an animation presets menu in After Effects showing various options for text effects like “Alternating Characters In” and “Raining Characters In” in the Text category.

If you’d like to try something more ‘fancy’, have a go at applying a preset from the ‘3D text’ category:

A screenshot of a software interface showing a list of animation presets. The screen displays nested options under "Shapes" and "Text," highlighting "3D Flutter In From Left. — A screenshot of the After Effects interface showing a list of animation presets. The screen displays nested options under “Shapes” and “Text,” highlighting “3D Flutter In From Left.

Here’s the text animating in using the ‘3D flutter in from left’ animation:

A screenshot of a video editing software interface showing text manipulation tools and options for 3D text animation. — A screenshot of the After Effects interface showing text manipulation tools and options for 3D text animation.

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