Create Viral Sliced Text in After Effects
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Learn how to create a stunning sliced moving text animation in After Effects with this easy-to-follow tutorial! Perfect for beginners and professionals alike, this kinetic typography effect will elevate your motion design skills and make your animations stand out. Follow along as we break down each step and show you how to achieve this dynamic look in no time.
What You’ll Learn in This Video:
How to animate text with position keyframes
How to use the Time Displacement effect with a custom map
How to stylize the displacement map for unique effects
How to finish your animation with CC Slant and Echo
Steps Covered in the Tutorial:
Set Up Your Composition:
Create a 1080x1080 composition at 30fps, 5 seconds long.
Create a Background:
Add a black solid as your background, set to comp size.
Add and Animate Your Text
Use the Type Tool to add bold text. Align it to the center.
Add position keyframes to animate the text moving into, holding, and out of the frame.
Smooth the animation with the Graph Editor.
Apply the Time Displacement Effect
Add an adjustment layer and apply Time Displacement.
Create a displacement map using a black-and-white gradient with the Gradient Ramp effect.
Stylize the Displacement Map
Use Posterize to break the gradient into clean steps.
Pre-compose the displacement map to ensure proper interpretation.
Enhance the Animation
Apply CC Slant for a dynamic skewed effect.
Add Echo to create smooth motion trails.
Why You’ll Love This Tutorial:
This effect is not only visually stunning but also super versatile, whether you're working on motion graphics for videos, social media content, or creative typography projects.
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