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FEBRUARY 27, 2004 Up Next 2
Step 5: Twirl down the Scale Animator. You will see a Range Selector, which we will get to in a moment, and the Scale Property. Turn off the link for the Scale Property and change the Y scale to 0.  In this example, we have the initial Scale amount set to 0. The Start is also 0 and the End is 100%. This says that over time, we want to go from the Scales Start amount to the End amount – in other words, we want to animate from 0 to 100%. When you change the Offset amount, each letter will animate from 0 to 100% percent. Move the Timeline Indicator to frame 15, and change the Offset amount to 100%. Scrub through the Timeline and view the results  Step 7: With one line of text created, we can now proceed to our show titles. The next show will be Travelogue, followed by Destinations. We’ll animate these elements a little differently than the Up Next title. Reference the following settings for the titles.  Step 8: With the first show title selected in the Timeline, twirl down the Layer Properties, and once again, let’s animate the Scale Property.  Step 9: Set the Scale amount for the text layer to 1000% for the X and Y axis. In this example, we will animate each of the letters from a large size to 100% create a falling on effect. Once again, animate the Offset amount from 0 to 100% over about 15 frames. 
Step 10: Now this will look a little strange to have our text just appear at 1000% and then shrink to the appropriate size, so we probably need to animate the Opacity of the letters as well. As I mentioned earlier, you can create additional text animators, but since the Opacity of the letters will be tied Scale property, we can simply Add the Opacity property to the already existing animator. This is done by clicking on the Add option in the Switches Column and selecting the appropriate property. Change the Opacity amount to 0, and view the results.  Step 11: Repeat this same procedure with your other show titles, make a RAM preview and enjoy the results. On Your Own With an understanding of how the Range Selector allows you to animate text layers, experiment with other settings and see what kind of results you can come up with. While we have only looked at two options for animating your text, the possibilities and options are endless.  When not working deep in the labs of the DMN Central Division testing the latest and greatest software/hardware products Stephen Schleicher can be found at the local university teaching a few courses on video and web production. He can be reached at schleicher@mindspring.com. You can also visit him on the web at www.mindspring.com/~schleicherRelated sites: • Animation Artist • Animation Supplement • AV Video • Corporate Media News • Creative Mac • Design Supplement • Digital Animators • Digital Post Production • Digital Producer • Digital Video Editing • DV Format • Production Supplement • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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