Character
Adjust character settings such as font, size, style and kerning.
Learning Outcomes:
- Adjust character settings in After Effects.
- Modify font size, style, and color.
- Understand kerning and tracking for readability.
Level: Intermediate
Skills you'll gain:
After Effects, Typography, Text Editing, Design
Key Insights
- Use character and paragraph panels for text adjustments.
- Select text to apply changes effectively.
- Scrub numbers for dynamic font size adjustments.
- Leading affects the distance between text lines.
- Kerning adjusts space between individual characters.
- Typography enhances text readability, not just aesthetics.
- Faux styles can be applied for quick adjustments.
- Vertical and horizontal scaling can modify text appearance.
- Subscript and superscript options are available for selected text.