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End Offset: This slider offsets the end of the effect of the Tracking parameter. By default,
text characters track to the end of the duration of text. For example, to stop tracking
animation 60 frames from the end of the text object (or project), drag the End Offset
slider to 60 or enter 60 in the value slider.
Note: Use the End Offset parameter to stop the effect of the tracking behavior before
the end of the text object (or project) rather than changing the duration of the Tracking
behavior in the mini-Timeline or Timeline. If you trim the end of the behavior, the text
snaps back to its default tracking value at the end of the behavior.
Type On Behavior
The Type On behavior creates a “type-on” effect.
To use the Type On behavior
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Apply the Type On behavior (from the Text Animation subcategory) to the text object.
By default, the text pops on. To create a softer fade-in effect, enable Fade In in the Type
On HUD or Inspector.
The Type On behavior is applied over the duration of the text object. You can modify the
timing of the effect (make it start later or stop sooner) by resizing the Type On behavior’s
timebar (in the mini-Timeline or Timeline).
Use the following guidelines to modify the default Type On behavior. Type On controls
include only a single parameter: the Fade In checkbox, available in the HUD and the
Behaviors Inspector.
As mentioned above, the type-on effect occurs over the duration of the text object to
which it is applied. In other words, if your text object is 300 frames and you apply the
Type On behavior, the last text character is fully typed on at frame 300. You can shorten
the duration of the behavior so the type-on effect is completed sooner.
To increase the speed of the type on effect
1 Select the Type On behavior.
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