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Luisa Winters

Instructor and consultant for Adobe products

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Character

Adjust character settings such as font, size, style and kerning.

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Learning Outcomes:

  • Adjust font size and style effectively.
  • Utilize kerning and tracking for readability.
  • Apply character settings in After Effects.

Level: Intermediate

Skills you'll gain:

After Effects, Typography, Text Editing, Design

Key Insights

  • Select text to apply changes in After Effects.
  • Use scrubby numbers for dynamic font size adjustments.
  • Kerning affects the space between individual characters.
  • Tracking adjusts the spacing between groups of characters.
  • Typography enhances text readability, not just aesthetics.
  • Utilize character and paragraph panels for text adjustments.
  • Vertical and horizontal scaling can modify text appearance.
  • Faux styles like bold and italic can be applied.
  • Understanding leading improves line spacing in text.

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