Editing AE Scripts (section)

== Guide: Text Reveal/ Countdown ==
This short assignment demonstrate how to create a generative text animation.<br>
[[File:countdown_s.gif|500px]] <br>

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| skills || wiggle expression
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| time to complete || 10 minutes
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'''step 1''' <br>
write text on your background (or solid background layer for creating GIFs).<br>
center your anchor point [ - command double-click on your anchor icon - ]<br>
[[File:CountDown1.png|500px]] <br>

'''step 2''' <br>
open your text layer > animate > character offset<br>
[[File:CountDown2.png|500px]] <br>

'''step 3''' <br>
Click Option (Alt on Windows) + Stopwatch >wiggle (4,40)<br>
[[File:CountDown3.png|500px]] <br>

'''step 4''' <br>
Set the Range Selector > offset to 0% in the beginning of the timeline, and to 100 % on another point in the timeline. Click the Stopwatch - this will create a new keyframe. Adjust this keyframe to you will: closer to the beginning for shorter countdown, further for longer countdown.<br>
[[File:CountDown4.png|500px]] <br>
[[File:CountDown6.png|500px]] <br>

'''step 5''' <br>
Advanced > Random order ON <br>
Random seed: 6 <br>

[[File:CountDown7.png|500px]] <br><br>

=== TIP === You can use the 'wiggle' expression to create a random color text animation as well! follow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37a3YHq4suE >>this] tutorial