Retro Computer Screen Title Animation | After Effects Tutorial

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In this After Effects Tutorial, I'll show you how to create Retro Computer Screen Title Animations.
► Download the project file here: gumroad.com/manueldoesmotion
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Setting up the typewriter effect
1:24 Breaking down the expression
2:10 Creating the background
3:25 Adding the lo-res text effect
4:35 Adding wiggle expressions
5:12 Adding a light
6:15 Version 2 of the title animation
6:40 Adding an expression for the position
6:57 Problems and workarounds
8:03 Outro
The effect is procedural. So the font, the size, colours and the amount of text are completely up to you. The title animations are animated with expressions. The lo-res computer screen effect is created with standard effects.
►This is the link to the EXPRESSIONS I use in the tutorial. I've added them to my website:
www.stein-hauser.com/expressions
►If you want to DIVE DEEPER. This is where I found all the bits and pieces:
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--DqfxUopric.html
blog.motionisland.com/how-to-make-a-text-typewriter-effects-with-blinking-cursor/#.YAWt5sVKgqs
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yFCrUU_GyXk.html
► Software: Adobe After Effects 17.5
► I use music from Artlist: artlist.io
If you have any further questions, let me know in the comments below. I do my best to answer all of them!
► Subscribe to my channel here:
ru-vid.com/show-UCvYTJ9rqU3W6hnKk_oCMjuw
I am very curious how this tutorial inspired your work!
Put the link in the comments below or even better: tag me on Instagram.
► @manueldoesmotion
► manueldoesmotion
► my website: www.manueldoesmotion.com
► behance: www.behance.net/stein-hauser
#aftereffectstutorial #animation #motiondesign

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@CriticalDispatch 2 года назад

Great tutorial, very easy to follow. And I appreciate you breaking down each step and why it happens, including the expression. Truly the best way to actually learn and not just copy. Thanks a ton!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You're very welcome! That's so great to hear! Thanks very much!

@shuangcai2297 2 года назад

Hi, just a reminder for anyone who's trying this out now or after 2022. I believe the new javascript engine does not like this.sourceRectAtTime(). The new functioning script for that line should be: pos = sourceRectAtTime(time).height;

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Thanks very much!

@carolinedumais8376 Год назад

thks, I was having the same issue

@RowanLeary 6 месяцев назад

thanks, much appreciated

@JosepMotion 3 года назад

Amazing tutorial!!! Thanks! I love retro style. It reminds me my first computer as a teenager and makes me happy :)

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

You’re very welcome! So happy you like it! Yeah the good old times. I still remember MS Dos 😀

@Super_Ninety Год назад

Thank you for what you do Manuel!

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

You are so welcome! 😊

@lyraags2031 2 года назад

Best tutorial, thank you so much!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@user-eo5ig9ws7k 2 года назад

Thank you for the great tutorial! Everything worked well! :)

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You're welcome! That's great to hear!

@VautourDX 3 года назад

This was so great, thanks very much.

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

You're very welcome! So glad you like it!

@colinesaintillan1072 2 года назад

Thank you for this great tutorial :)

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You’re so welcome! Glad u like it!

@Multi30061980 2 года назад

Nice! Thank you!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You’re welcome! Glad u like it!

@societesimulator 2 года назад

Hey ! For people who are not english (for example french) for the first expression line 2, instead of writing "T = time*effect("Speed")("Slider");" replace Slider with "Curseur", the translation of slider in your language in after effects. For french people the result will be : L = text.sourceText.length; T = time*effect("Speed")("Curseur"); F = Math.round(T % 1); if(F==1 |(T0)){Fl="_";}else{Fl=" ";} substr(0,T)+Fl;

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Thanks so much for the translation! I thought After Effects does it automatically.

@tatachichi7884 2 года назад

Merciiiii!

@damarisneira4436 Год назад

y si está en español, se debe cambiar a "Slider" por "Deslizador"

@maxtrotta5609 Год назад

Dieu merci tu existes ptn je m'arrachait les veuchs

@societesimulator Год назад

@@maxtrotta5609 je me les arrachais aussi haha

@defaultnano 8 месяцев назад

If you'd like to make it so the animation starts at the text's in point, instead of the begnning of the comp, try this: L = text.sourceText.length; T = (time - inPoint)*effect("Speed")("Slider"); F = Math.round(T % 1); if(F==1 |(T 0)){Fl="_";}else{Fl=" ";} substr(0,T) + Fl; I've added - inPoint to calculate time from in point instead of time from start.

@ManueldoesMotion 8 месяцев назад

That's a great tip! Thanks very much!

@rashedibnafiz 7 месяцев назад

Hello! My "_" (underscore) is blinking too fast. Can you help with that?

@defaultnano 7 месяцев назад

@@rashedibnafiz you can try replacing the if line with: blinkSpeed = 1; if ((time / blinkSpeed) % 1 > 0.5){ Fl = "_"; } else{ Fl = " "; } Use blink speed to adjust the speed of the blinking, a higher value will result in a slower blink. Let me know if that works (not in a position to open after effects at the moment)!

@Nomadnetic 7 месяцев назад

That is really helpful, thank you kindly.

@elsiedee9931 3 месяца назад

Wow thank you ! ♡

@HB-vq2us 2 года назад

Muchas gracias por tu tutorial, es muy bueno

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

That's great to hear! You're very welcome!

@rafidev2099 Год назад

Wow thank You for Your help 🙏😃

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

You're so welcome!

@alicesun3098 19 дней назад

OMg .It is much easier than other tutorials with similar content. Thank you for this. You save my assignment scores haha.

@ManueldoesMotion 18 дней назад

That’s awesome!

@IVtraxe Год назад

The way of teaching ❤❤❤

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Thanks! 😊

@christianacosta_ 4 месяца назад

thanks for this!

@ManueldoesMotion 4 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@Addygoat 2 года назад

Thank you

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You're very welcome!

@emadsalah8769 3 года назад

awesome

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

Thx very much!

@leonardoquezada1602 3 года назад

Thanks!

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

You’re very welcome!

@avixpaul5202 2 года назад

Thank you again..

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Always welcome!

@NiikiNiik-wn4mv Год назад

that's great

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Awesome!

@hsensn4677 2 месяца назад

Hey man!! love the tutorial, I got a question tho, is there a way to make the text go backwards as if you added a typewriter effects but you reversed the keyframes?

@AngelusDarkshadows 2 года назад

For everyone having issues with "substr not defined" and you have named the effect to "Speed": please note that you should be inputting the expression on the "Text" "Source Text" clock, not on the "Speed" "Slider" clock. I was having this issue and didn't notice that at first.

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Thanks very much for clarifying!

@narpika Год назад

... and also, if the second script gives you an error, try without the "this"

@AGRAk Год назад

THANK U

@pezeffect Год назад

Thank you!!

@connordoyle2296 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this!! I have a question: I'm trying to get another set of text to begin typing after the initial text comes up, but the expression seems to start at the beginning, so by the time the second set of text appears on screen it has already been "typed". Any suggestions on how to fix this? Maybe a way to start the expression later? Thanks again for you're help, you're fantastic.

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Hi! You're very welcome! Glad u like it! I think you could do this by pre-composing the text layer. You can move the pre-comp anywhere in the timeline and the text starts just then.

@Elomaramaro 3 месяца назад

Quick tip... In the video, the mosaic effect had the grid estimated using the calculator app. I believe it may be to better understand the principle, but you can do it inside after effects, just click on the numbers and type the operations you need, for ex (without quotes): "1920/6" when you press enter, it will give you the result of the operation right on the spot.

@ManueldoesMotion 3 месяца назад

You’re right! Thanks for the tip!

@Elomaramaro 3 месяца назад

@@ManueldoesMotion Thank you for the great tutorial! :D

@oguzkaanboga 7 месяцев назад

I'm using the latest version of AE and the first expression doesn't let me align my text to the left for some reason. Any suggestions?

@briansharp47 Год назад

Great tutorial, effect works great! Thank you for all that you do. question: Is there a way to make the effect start at a different time in the timeline? I'm trying to combine the coded text box with a regular text box to make an animation where it starts with words already on the screen.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Hey thanks! When working with expressions you can't move the layer in the timeline. It messes up the expression. You can move the keyframes and start and end points though. You could also precompose the layers and then move the precomp further to the right in the timeline.

@defaultnano 8 месяцев назад

Not sure if you still need this, but I’ll copy my other comment: “If you'd like to make it so the animation starts at the text's in point, instead of the begnning of the comp, try this: L = text.sourceText.length; T = (time - inPoint)*effect("Speed")("Slider"); F = Math.round(T % 1); if(F==1 |(T 0)){Fl="_";}else{Fl=" ";} substr(0,T) + Fl; I've added - inPoint to calculate time from in point instead of time from start.”

@Chokkan 2 года назад

There's a really odd kind of banding which is caused by the venetian blinds effect. It causes the 'light' solid to be cropped as it moves over that area and completely ruins the effect. I've been unable to completely get rid of this.

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

I like the banding, it goes with the overall effect. If you want to get rid of it, you need to change the width (increase or decrease) of the venetian blind effects.

@tomwhittaker_test2336 2 года назад

Thank you for this tutorial. Works great. One problem I. have is the text I am animating needs to have different colour words but when adding this effects the paragraph stays the same as the first word. Do you know how to change this?

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

I would duplicate the animation and change the text colour, then use masks to make the words with the different colour visible.

@mrelad. 8 месяцев назад

how can i control the speed of the line flicking ? its way too fast for me

@DannyFile 4 месяца назад

When I need to type some words slower, when I make "Speed" lower, the script just erases text to that position where I could be if I had that speed initially.

@gardenfilms1 2 года назад

If you are having trouble with the cursor speed going wild, adjust your [ F= Math.round(T % X);

@scimd20 2 месяца назад

Hey I want to have a secondary text graphic appear later in my video, how can I edit the effect so that it typewriters too?

@marchatton2862 2 года назад

Hi Buddy - very helpful for the project im working on... One QQ: i would like the cursor to blink for a second and then reveal the text, any ideas how to do this please buddy - appreciate your help!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Hi Marc! The easiest solution would be to not add any text to the text layer. The cursor should blink. When you want the text to appear, you add a second text layer with text.

@Xyphoe 2 года назад

Hi! I have AE CC 2015 ... will this work in there if I purchase the project files from your site? (Sorry I'm a bit new to AE)

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Hi! Unfortunately you need to have After Effects 22. It's not possible to save the file as AE CC 2015.

@Sergionnerbroadcast 2 года назад

Great Tutorial! Can you tell me how do I change the input speed of the text? Let say I want it to type for a minute, thanks!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You can change the overall speed in the speed slider.

@CarlosRaulEstrellaRuiz 11 месяцев назад

hello hello!!! Thank you for taking the time and making these tutorials for those of us who want to learn. I would like to ask if there is any way to change the percentage of change in the expression used so that the text goes up. In my project apparently it does not turn out evenly. I already tried writing the text instead of copying it but it didn't work. Thanks again!!!

@ManueldoesMotion 11 месяцев назад

What do you mean? Inverting the typewriter?

@CarlosRaulEstrellaRuiz 11 месяцев назад

@@ManueldoesMotion hello! I mean version 2, I have the problem that the letters do not go up proportionally, I changed the mode to capital letters and the cursor too but apparently something is affecting the proportionality with which they go up. I ended up using version 1, it looks great but I would like to understand how to solve the problem with the view. 2 Thanks again.

@nika6588 3 месяца назад

Nice tutorial. I had a question how can I make that cursor blinking 3 times at the end of each line? I tried several codes in ChatGPT. But it doesn't work. Is there any other way how to accomplish that? Because even if I duplicated text layers, there would be blinking those cursors at the end of each line simultaneously.

@hunterfinch720 Год назад

Is there a way to set the expression up so that the slider acts more like a range selector (sets the character range rather than the pace)? It would be amazing to be able pause the typing, speed it up, slow it down, etc.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

I recently published this tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--7K1VIh7anU.html Maybe that helps?

@9onetwo223 2 года назад

Hi there! Thanks for the tutorial! I was wondering, is there a way to slow down the blink rate of the underscore character? I can't seem to find a good way to pace it in the if statement.

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Hi! That's a very good question... I'll have a look into it...

@Muffinman17JG 2 года назад

Change the 1 in this part: " F = Math.round(T % 1); ". I found that 0.8 worked nicely

@kiddu001 6 месяцев назад

I have some error showing if (F==1 "|" this | is not there in keyboard (i am using windows. Can someone please help me

@anemoiaprison Год назад

Worked great for me, except i've noticed this effect only works properly if the text starts at 0:00. For example if I wanted this animation to start 3 seconds into the composition, the "typewriter" effect doesn't work. Any advice?

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

You can't move the layer, because it's expression based. I would pre-compose the text layer, then move the pre-comp to three seconds. If you want the cursor to blink before, you could use an empty text layer with the same expression.

@TrueVico 2 года назад

Hi there, amazing tutorial 🙏 I do have an issue with the blinking underscore, it goes crazy and blinks every frame at the end of my animation. Any idea why? The only thing I changed in the expression is "slider" to "curseur" cause I'm on french version

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Hi! Do you need to change the language? I thought After Effects translates it automatically. It should work though if the "slider" in your project window is called "curseur" as well.

@TrueVico 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion I thought it was ok as well but I didn't manage to make it work with "slider" in the expression. In any case it's odd that this change would affect the blinking like that

@siana_nas 7 месяцев назад

it's doesnt work for me when I copy the code I have a error ligne 6 : substr is not defined I did all you say in the tutorial but i don't find solution :/

@janice9645 Год назад

Hi, I found problem on this expression value-[0,pos]; Saying that it cannot turn result into numeric value Do anyone know how to solve this problem?

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Have you found a solution yet?

@kjdubs5877 Год назад

I'm trying to get another bit of text to start animating about 9sec into my animation and the animation won't work. It's like it's tied to the start of the comp. Any ideas on how to fix this?

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Hey, you could precompose it and move the precomp to 9 seconds. When you use expressions you can’t move layers. Either move your keyframes or the start and end points of layers but not the layer itself.

@mr.k905 2 года назад

Great video, thanks! But as I don't have AE I would love to do that in Davinci Resolve. Is it even possible? Any tips/links? ...Anybody? Thanks!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Thanks! Unfortunately I can’t really help you with that question. But I guess it’s not possible in the same way…

@DrDevvi 9 месяцев назад

Extreme AE noob here, how do I have it pause for a bit before continuing onto the next line

@qqhh1727 4 месяца назад

You can try splitting a paragraph from where you want it to stop

@ShamboKay 3 года назад

I need help, I want to have this animation come in a few seconds before the video but can't seem how to find out how to have a starting point or end on my timeline, been trying to look up it up but can't find anything. I am a noob to this... (what I want is the text animation to start 3seconds after the video has started and last around 7seconds and fade out or glitch) but I don't know how to make a staring or ending keyframe.... Also I don't have the background part just the text edit

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

I would create two comps. One with your footage and one with the title animation. Add the comp with the title animation to the comp with your footage and position it in the timeline, like three seconds after the start and the simply fade the whole title animation comp out after 7 seconds.

@ShamboKay 3 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion i gave up and got the video done, if your interested how i done it on sony vegas it’s at the start of my most recent video but thank your for the help and this video :)

@cre8ivestudio836 2 года назад

Hello Manuel, I realised my text now has the same color and I can't change each paragraph to different color Is there a way out?

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Hi! I think the easiest way would be to copy the text layers (including the grid) , mask each paragraph and change the colour.

@user-yl8ft8jh7g Год назад

Hey, thank you very much for this tutorial! :) I was having some problems with expression so maybe this can help also someone else. I had some error with the expression, make sure you named your slider "Speed" as the expression is saying in the T= time*effect("Speed")("Slider"). This solved my problem. The second problem I had - the crazy blicking speed of cursor. In my case, it helped to change the number 1 for higher number in F=Math.round(T % 8) - not number 1 as was before.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Thanks so much for the two tips! That is really helpful!

@JosepMotion 3 года назад

I can't get second expression to work properly... I understand the concept, so well explained, but I'm missing something.

@JosepMotion 3 года назад

well, I deleted the "this" and now it works: pos = sourceRectAtTime(time).height; value-[0,pos];

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

That's strange... I just checked it and it works fine when I use it in my project. Awesome you made it work anyway! 👏🏻 👍🏻

@caterpillar4153 2 года назад

@@JosepMotion Thank you! You are a hero!

@matthewryan647 9 месяцев назад

I get grid, not the white squares. I can't figure out how you got the square dots instead of a white grid!? Can someone help please! Thanks in advance!

@ManueldoesMotion 9 месяцев назад

I added Venetian Blinds twice to a Solid. For one effect, the direction is 0 degrees for the other it's 90 degrees. Transition completion 95%, Width 6.

@taylorscott5265 2 года назад

for some reason when it add in the "pos = this.sourceRectAtTime(time).height; value-[0,pos];" expression it brings up an error and doesn't adjust the text. any ideas on how i can fix this?

@jamiegroenestein 2 года назад

I have the same problem.

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Did you try to type it in, instead of copying and pasting it? Sometimes weird stuff happens like the square brackets are replaced...

@taylorscott5265 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion I’ll try that :)

@taylorscott5265 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion that seems to give the same error

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

@@taylorscott5265 What exactly does the error message say?

@rafaelm.5148 11 месяцев назад

Great tutorial! But every time there is a letter with a lower section like a 'g' or a 'p' as an example, the line jumps as the box is getting slightly bigger on the bottom. I tried to find a solution, but I can't figure out.

@ManueldoesMotion 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! That's a tricky question... I don't think there's an easy solution for it. That's why the text is in capital letters:) Usually a solution would be to adjust the "sourceRectAtTime" expression and add some seconds (time+3) so that it looks at the dimensions of the text layer when the text is complete. But in this case it means that the upwards movement of the text doesn't happen.

@rafaelm.5148 10 месяцев назад

@@ManueldoesMotion thanks for answering.

@nazirullsafrypaijo5694 2 года назад

This is a beauty. Is it possible to have an AE 2015 version of the file in gumroad?

@nazirullsafrypaijo5694 2 года назад

Got it. Followed ur detailed tutorial step by step. Thank you!

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

That's awesome!👏🏻 Unfortunately I can't save it further down than AE CC16. I guess it's because older versions don't run on Macs any more...

@genshinF2Play Год назад

expression doesnt work for the scrolling. it gives an error. please help im on cc 2021

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

What exactly is the error?

@chrisharrigan9706 8 месяцев назад

so for anyone having problems with the expression giving you speed doesn't or exist or is mistyped, make sure the first letter of the slider named "Speed" is capitalized or the expression will ultimately fail. otherwise it works as it should.

@XXsirstrawhatXX 4 месяца назад

Hey, when I go to add the expression the text just disappears. What should I do to fix this? Hope you see this.

@ManueldoesMotion 4 месяца назад

Is there an error message?

@eamontanner6778 2 года назад

The second version does not work and produces an expression error.

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Some had the same issue and deleted „this“ in the expression.

@nathanbrunt390 2 года назад

hey, i get an error like this when i put the expression in effect named speed does not exist

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You need to name your slider "Speed". Exactly the same notation as in the expression.

@nathanbrunt390 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion cheers dude. big help

@sovux 2 года назад

Hi! Can you tell me how to make an animation not from 1 frame?

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

I would move the layer to where you want the animation to start and add the text without the expression before.

@johnreed6379 Месяц назад

Im having an error where it says the substr isnt defined despit having copied the code exactly

@ManueldoesMotion 19 дней назад

It’s probably the name of your Slider Control that doesn’t match.

@iraf.official 10 месяцев назад

😎😎👌👌

@ManueldoesMotion 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@HybridRain Год назад

This code doesn't work on future versions of AE. Current version V22.0.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

I'll probably create a new video on that topic soon...

@p-tronetribe8846 Год назад

it gives me an error when I type in the time*effect section and it says it’s invalid

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

It seems like you left out a semicolon.

@modapit Год назад

doesn't work?

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

What is the problem?

@modapit Год назад

@@ManueldoesMotion me being slightly stupid 🤣

@brilliant_stories 8 месяцев назад

Corrected second expression. (One in description read as a syntax error initially): pos = thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime(time).height; value - [0, pos];

@vladimirnystrom6820 4 месяца назад

I love you

@tamzidraiyan Год назад

The project file isn't free :(

@SaschaRobitzki Год назад

It works in 2023, but even though the text is aligned to the left, once I add the expression it's centered again. Any idea why that could happen?

@SaschaRobitzki Год назад

Okay, just did it again and it works now.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Hi! Awesome! I just opened the project just to make sure it works. Sometimes After Effects is weird:)

@heavensent7183 Год назад

@@ManueldoesMotion This happens to me too, I can't fix it :(

@TaenyKim23 2 года назад

Where do you put expression 2?

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

To the source text property.

@TaenyKim23 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion Yeah I tried to put it but it displays an error. Although the earlier code is working

@abdoulmadjidseibou3654 5 месяцев назад

Expression isn't working

@puffin20 7 месяцев назад

I copied the code without editing it and still getting an error in substr(0,T) + Fl;. This just doesn't work...

@ManueldoesMotion 7 месяцев назад

What’s the error?

@puffin20 7 месяцев назад

@@ManueldoesMotion substr is not a function

@ManueldoesMotion 7 месяцев назад

@@puffin20 Did you rename your Slider Control? It needs to be named "Speed" otherwise it doesn't work.

@Pako679 3 года назад

do some tutorials abaout glitches :D

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

I've done two already: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wclnqPzVhNk.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MTw_17tqHrw.html Might do another one soon!

@Pako679 3 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion i now :D i watch everythink with glitches i love them

@starykanalYT 21 день назад

why my venitian blinds are white not BLACK

@ManueldoesMotion 19 дней назад

Is your solid color white?

@dain_sounds 2 года назад

I have the follow Error: substr is not defined. I copied it out of your website

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Did you name the slider control „speed“? Maybe that’s why it doesn’t work…

@yourpaljosh 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion yes i'm having the same error. Slider is named speed. "error at line 7 in property 'source text' of layer 1. syntax error: invalid or unexpected token."

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

@@yourpaljosh Hi Josh, I just opened a new comp and added the expression to a text layer. I don't get an error message. Syntax error sounds like there is a space missing or too much. E.g. before the semicolon. I am working on Mac and with AE 18.4 btw.

@yourpaljosh 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion WOW thank you for replying. It was so simple. I labeled my slider "speed" and it HAS to be "Speed."

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

@@yourpaljosh :) So glad you found the error!

@sevaaliyeva1649 2 года назад

how to rename the effect name?

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

You mean the name of the slider "Speed"? If you rename it in the effects window you have to replace it in the expression as well...

@sevaaliyeva1649 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion what should i do? i saw you renamed it to “speed” but i can’t

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

@@sevaaliyeva1649 It should work, just click in the field. And you have to be careful and use the exact same writing. I named it “Speed” with an Upper case

@yigaltoledo7719 3 года назад

Manuel, Great Tut! Unfortunately the expressions dons't work Please fix it.

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

Hi! So sorry! Just fixed it! Should work now.

@kennymagine-rr9yp 3 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion still not working :(

@ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

Did you name the slider control "speed"? Otherwise it doesn't work...

@yigaltoledo7719 3 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion Yes I did but after your second response it did work. Thanks Manuel, you are Awesome!

@blacksheepincorporated 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion Hey, I'm having a bit of an issue with the expression as well... I was checking to comments to see if anyone else had the same issue and it has been solved already, but no such luck for me. I made sure to rename the slader control to "Speed", but I'm getting an error message. The issue seems to be with the last line in the expression, the error reads "substr is not defined". Any suggestions?

@Analizame_Esto 2 года назад

no me funciona el código, ayudaaaa

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

What's the issue?

@Analizame_Esto 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion me marca error porque la propiedad Slider falta o no existe

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

@@Analizame_Esto If you don't use the english version of after effects you might have to replace the word "Slider" in the expressions with the name in your language. It might also be that you might a spelling mistake somewhere...

@HB-vq2us 2 года назад

@@Analizame_Esto en nuestro idioma la palabra "Slider" es "Deslizador".

@Anubiss3301 2 года назад

0:42 *align to the left, not the right ;)

@Anubiss3301 2 года назад

4:54 I ran into an issue adding an adjustment layer which just created a white screen - this was caused by the [grid] matte layer which was auto-set to Luma Inverted. Just turn this to 'none' to make the adj layer invisible :)

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

Ups :-) Thanks!

@thorondor5465 2 года назад

for some reason it was really hard to follow. The rythm of this tutorial. There should be slight pauses or someting. I have to pause every second or I miss it. And mostly you dont say do what and where. Just do this, but with what or where is the option. Might as well follow the video without audio.

@GreySwole 2 года назад

expression has error

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

What error?

@GreySwole 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion rectTime function doesn't exist

@ManueldoesMotion 2 года назад

@@GreySwole try: "pos = sourceRectAtTime(time).height; value-[0,pos];"

@redmon_ 2 года назад

@@ManueldoesMotion BRO YOUR THE BEST i just had this error too and this worked tysm

@the_wandering_hamster5054 Год назад

Slow down that's my advice for a tutorial . . . Thank you still.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Thanks for your feedback! I think my newer tutorials are a bit slower.

@franmini68 Год назад

Hopefully I didn't pay more than 2$. The download project does not work. Old computer writing is present, with screen ondulation and light effects, but absolutely no mouvement or animation. It seems there is a translation problem with my french release of AE. How desapointing. However, bravo for your projects. They are great!

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Hi! Expressions in After Effects aren’t translated automatically. You need to replace words like „Slider“ with the French word. If you want to use expressions frequently I would recommend switching to the English language version. That might be easier.

@iiTudy Год назад

It is so annoying every time these videos use expression, they are never provided in the description so you end up copying them by hand and they never work. Also the link to the project file is invalid. Anyway.... a lot of wasted time to watch and then try only to find out the expression doesn't work.

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

The link works and the expressions work. In which language do you use after effects?

@jbelang Год назад

You really need to slow down and stop using so many shortcut commands. I am having a lot of trouble following you and producing the same result since you move from one thing to another very quickly and using shortcuts is hard enough to follow for a newbie

@tchoppa3409 4 месяца назад

this Tutorial is useless when your AE isn't English by default lol

@ManueldoesMotion 3 месяца назад

Expressions aren't translated by default

@Ptmlol90 2 года назад

This tutorial is wayy to fast, you just click things fast and not explain anything, if you are doing tutorials dont speed run through project

@RadamesClemente Год назад

Greetings @ManueldoesMotion I have read all comments trying to find the solution for "substr is not defined" but I couldn't fix it, rename and all syntax looks good, I am in AE 22.1.1, thank you in advance for your time and effort. BTW: another message in the line 7 shows "error: reference error: substr is not defined" thank you again

@ManueldoesMotion Год назад

Did you copy and paste the expression from my website? That should work...

@carlosvalencia2763 Месяц назад

After Effects 2024: Replace the expression at 6:45 with this instead: pos = sourceRectAtTime(time).height; value-[0,pos];

@ManueldoesMotion Месяц назад

Thanks so much!

@TangorVon Месяц назад

L = text.sourceText.length; T = (time - inPoint) * effect("Speed")("Slider"); // Calculate the blink interval blinkInterval = 1; // Blink interval in seconds blinkPhase = (time % blinkInterval) / blinkInterval; F = Math.round(T % 16); // Cursor stays visible for half of the blink interval if (blinkPhase < 0.5 || (T < L && T > 0)) { Fl = "|"; } else { Fl = " "; } if (T > 0) { substr(0, T) + Fl; } else { ""; } heres some code for the effect to start whenever the text is placed and i made the blinking a little slower it ran weird on mine, thank chatgpt for the coding