AndrewF

Hi Guys,

I want to have some effect sort of shake when the mouse is rolled over it... So that it looks like it is blown from different angles.

It would be a roll over effect and ahake for a second and then go back to normal.

SORRY... I am so bad at explaning things

Anyway if anyone knows what the hell I am talking about I would appreciate some help.

Cheers.

theKeeper

Hi Andrew...

There's a few various ways to make a text animation... but generally, they all use the same principle > manual adjustments.

The example animation below shows the text in various positions within a given canvas area. The animated text image would simple replace the 'static' text image when it's moused over by the user.

It's very important in this situation that your animation be as small in file size as possible. If it takes to long to load in, no one will ever see it.

In ImageReady, this is what i did:

1) Create initial type layer. This would be your "static" text.
2) Duplicate the current Frame, and either move, effect, or adjust the text layer in some way. I simply moved my text to a new position -- without Rasterizing the type layer. If you're going to apply the FILTER menu filters to the type, then you'll definately have to Rasterize the layer first.

Repeat "Step 2" until you have your full animation effect created.
And set the frame exposure time to the amount you'd like for each frame.

Click on the first and last frames of your animation, while holding down the Shift key. Then within the Options palette click the "Optimize" tab. Change the colour amount to a low number, like 8 or 16.
Then under the FILE menu choose "Save Optimized As...".

TIP: if you'd like to apply the "Type Warp" filters for your effect, like the "Wave" filter, then for each new frame you add, simply open the Warp filter window and make small adjustments to the settings, then click OK. Doing this for each new frame can create a very cohesive or extremely random looking effect -- depending on whether you use the same filter effect for each new frame, or change the filter type for each frame.

Experiment! [righton]

Nice avatar Mark and am I right thinking that the original glasses were red?

gare

When it comes to text effects, sometimes, someone has already created a font with the effect. Using a typeface to suggest shaking or shattering would enable you to scale the effect to your taste without re-rendering.


Everyone, check out fontfreak.com, only one of many places where there are free typefaces.


Oh, yeah, and please PATRONIZE your local, independent typeface creator. If you don't, then they will sell their fonts to Adobe, and you'll just wind up paying more!



My Best,
Gare

AppleCider

Amen, Gare! I was a customer of P22 before they got big, as well as Type Quarry before they got big...I remember paying $10 each for Marydale & Treefrog! Scriptorium and Chank are among my favorites; there are lots out there!

Many of the indie font houses sell their fonts through MyFonts You can still get fonts at reasonable prices there, and you might discover a talented, but little-known font artist.

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gare

Thanks for the useful additional links, AC.

Are folks interested in the best use of typography with PS? I'm jes' opening this question, and will put it up on "The Inside Track", as well.

FWIW, there was a chapter on paragraph text that never made it to my Inside PS 7 book, and I'm wondering whether to sell it or share it

Hmmmm....


My Best,
Gare

AppleCider

Gare, as a font/text/type freak, I'm always interested in anything typographical that you can share! Hey, I already bought your latest book

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gare

AC--

Thanx for being one of the 15 people who bought my last book [righton] (at least that's what my royalty checks say. Hmmm...)

I've been makin' my own fonts for more than a decade, and I used to be an Art Director in the Ad Game. I LOVE the art of typography and will do what I must to keep the art alive.

Please (everyone/anyone) visit http://www.theboutons.com/assets/downloads.html to get your CharitWare Bouton-designed font. And, yep, I'm trying desperately to revamp our site. The FREE seamless, tiling textures are updated, too.

Because it's not really O/T, I'll make a point to write an ALL NEW tutorial for February on "The INSIDE Track" so we can all benefit from the stuff between the cobwebs in my noggin.

My Best,
Gare


and BTW, IMO, P22 still rules.

Erik

I have some Scriptorium fonts. They're well made and although the site as as chaotic as my hdds, I finally manage to find what I'm looking for. Delivery is quick and reliable, and prices are very moderate.

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gare

I wrote a two-part article on typography for the Jan issue of Graphics.com.

Here's the link:
http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?...ticle&artid=37

...and no, I do not usually try to lead anyone off an existing site! [sleepy]


My Best,
Gare