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Type Array

 

Type Array

The comprehensive type preset for After Effects.

New Version Live!

 

Why:

Text animation in After Effects is bizarrely difficult. Existing tools offer good options for introducing bodies of text over a period of time, but applying detailed animations to each index (character, word, or line) usually requires splitting onto multiple layers. I combined techniques from around the web to create a simple, versatile solution that applies your custom interpolation to each index with delay or markers. The result is a tool that does however much or little you need it to, then gets out of the way.

 


Dynamic Referencing:

Version 2.0 includes a new feature I call Dynamic Referencing. This lets you add multiple Type Array instances to one layer. Just duplicate both the Type Array effect and text animator, and rename the text selector(s) to match the effects. 

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I'd honestly be hard-pressed to find a text layer in my work that doesn't use some variant of this preset. I hope it becomes equally useful to you.

Please contact me if you have questions about using this preset.

 

Changelog:

Type Array v2.0

  • Added Dynamic Referencing.

  • Added shift property.

  • Renamed properties for clarity.

  • Reworked and optimized expressions.

  • Fixed bug causing one-frame offsets.

Type Array v1.5.2

  • Added support for CS6.

Type Array v1.5

  • Expression controllers gathered into pseudo-effect.

  • Interpolation property uses percentage units.

  • "Use Markers" checkbox functionality inverted and renamed Ignore Markers.

  • "Reverse" checkbox added. Words still animate on, but from the end of your text.

  • Type Array Selector defaults to Based On words. It usually looks better.

  • Contained retiming expressions in better conditions. This should resolve expression errors when deleting all keyframes from Interpolation.

  • 2000% more @conigs.

Type Array v1.0

  • The informal/internal tool TypeIn Interpolate v3 gets a facelift and is released to the world!

 

Credits:

Type Array v1.5 was built by Paul Conigliaro.
See his work at conigs.com and give him a follow at @conigs.

The works of Mattias Peresini and Dan Ebberts were foundational to the development of this tool. Freely available techniques from their tutorials were employed.