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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 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 the character and paragraph panels for text adjustments.
  • Select text to apply changes in After Effects.
  • Scrub numbers for dynamic font size adjustments.
  • Kerning affects the space between two characters.
  • Tracking adjusts the space between all characters.
  • Typography enhances text readability, not just aesthetics.
  • Use leading to control line spacing effectively.
  • Apply strokes and colors to enhance text visibility.
  • Understand the importance of font selection for design.

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