T e x t D e l a y
is a native AE plugin that delays your text transformations by character, word or line. Unlike the default text animator, it inherits your animation’s easing so you can be creative with curves or easing expressions.
Version 1.6 features out now
Features
5 order modifiers
Delay position, anchor, scale, opacity, hue & blur
Range selector to control which characters/words/lines receive delay and which don't
Compatible with motion blur
Compatible with paragraph text
Compatible with parented transforms (CC2018 and newer)
TextDelay pairs particularly well with expressions and easing tools. We reccomend pairing TextDelay with any of the following:
What’s supported?
Transformations: X&Y Position, anchor, scale
Text with stroke outline
Bold and italic text
Motion blur
What’s not supported?
Transformations: Z position, rotation
Multicoloured text
Faux bold, faux italics
Limitations
To take advantage of AE’s latest features, TextDelay v1.5 and up are only compatible with CC 2018 and newer. If you’re using an older version of After Effects you can download v1.3 from the bottom of the TextDelay product page which is compatible back to AE CS6.
Per-character colors are only compatible in TextDelay v1.3 since v1.5 and up renders it’s own font and has no way to access this per-character information from After Effects :(
TextDelay Compact UI
Watch how to use TextDelay to create authentic Runescape text inside AE.
Compatible with AE 2018 + on Windows and Mac