Amortype 2.0 - Automatically create damped animation letter by letter

Download the preset: Version 2.0.3

Amortype - Easing Preset (CS3 and later)

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How to use it?

Above, you can download the preset in .ffx format — copy it into the Presets folder of your After Effects installation. It contains all the necessary expressions and controllers; you just need to apply it to a text layer.
To customize the animations, everything is explained in the tutorial.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Dan Ebberts for his contribution to the development of this new version!

Features

• Automatic Intro animation based on the layer’s in point
• All animations are easily customizable
• No keyframes required
• New: Automatic Outro animation based on the layer’s out point
• New: Optional random color effect for each letter
• New: Optional random timing for each letter’s appearance
• Works from CS3 to CS6

Chapters

1. 
   00:00 Introduction to Amortype 2.0

   Overview of the new features in the preset, including automatic in/out animations, keyframe-free workflow, and randomization options.

2. 
   00:46 Installing the preset

   Step-by-step guide to download and install the Amortype 2.0 .ffx file into After Effects’ Presets folder.

3. 
   01:05 Applying and previewing animations

   Demonstration of applying the preset to a text layer and explanation of the three main animations: Intro, Outro, and Colors.

4. 
   02:13 Adjusting outro duration

   How to control the end of the animation by shortening the text layer’s duration in the timeline.

5. 
   03:00 Global animation settings

   Detailed look at the “Offset,” “Duration,” “Frequency,” and “Decay” parameters in the Effects panel to fine-tune animation behavior.

6. 
   04:20 Customizing animation properties (Intro/Outro)

   Modify position, scale, rotation, and opacity individually to create unique in/out effects.

7. 
   05:35 Animating by words or lines

   Changing the expression selector mode to animate words or entire lines instead of characters.

8. 
   05:57 Customizing random colors

   Enable or disable random colors and adjust hue and saturation parameters to control the color palette.

9. 
   06:44 Advanced rotation customization

   Create complex rotational effects by tweaking X, Y, and Z axis rotations and the anchor point.

10. 
    08:47 Using keyframes and duplication

    Apply keyframes to parameters for dynamic transitions, and tips on duplicating layers to quickly create multiple animated text elements.

Known bugs

After applying the preset, 3D light cast shadows no longer work.
On CS6, render times are very slow compared to previous versions.

Amortype 2.0 by Mattrunks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.