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First Steps

From AfterEffects Composition to HTML-Graphic​

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This is a very basic tutorial how to create a simple animation with dynamic text in After Effects. If you are already familiar with it, just skip this page and make sure you are meet the requirement for StreamShapers Ferryman when creating your templates for CasparCG.

If you want to start with something more advanced, we recommend our Lower Third Tutorial


Building a very simple dynamic animation template in After Effects

Introduction​

1. Create a new Composition in AfterEffects:​

  • Length: 2 seconds
  • Resolution: 1920x1080
  • Frame rate: 25fps.

2. Creating a rounded rectangle​

  • Double-click the rounded rectangle tool in the toolbar to create a rectangle.
  • Choose a color and disable the contour by holding Alt and clicking the contour color field.
  • Open the attributes of your rectangle and adjust the scale and corner roundness.

3. Creating a dynamic text layer​

  • Select the text tool from the toolbar and drag a box shape for your text.
  • Type your default text and set font properties.
  • Rename the text layer to _text.

4. Add Markers to separate your timeline​

  • Create a marker at the start (00:00:00) with a 25 frames duration and another marker at the end (00:01:00) with a 25 frames duration.
  • Name them start and stop respectively.

5. Add In and Out Animations​

  • Open the position parameter by hitting P.
  • Add position keyframes at the beginning and end of the stop marker.
  • Adjust the positions of layers to be outside the viewport at the start and end.
  • Apply "Easy Ease" to the keyframes for smooth animation.

6. Check if it works​

  • Play your timeline to see the animation.

Finished!​

Your text layer _text is dynamic, and your template has in and out animations