How to add zoom in on text without it returning to size

Arch wrote on 7/1/2024, 7:46 PM

I am using the text generator and trying to animate the text. I am new to this as before if I wanted different words I created a completely new text element. What I am trying to do is.

Generate the first part of the sentance. Example "I am really..."
this text should start at scale 0.235, and end at 0.255 so it subtely increases in size.

then I have the 2nd part of the sentance display, ex: "tired"

Then this text will *start* at 0.235 and increase again, to 0.255.

However the thing is when I try doing this, the text increases in size, but then visibly decreases, I don't want that transition. I just want it to snap back to 0.235. How can I do this using animate text and animate scale.

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zzzzzz9125 wrote on 7/1/2024, 8:52 PM

However the thing is when I try doing this, the text increases in size, but then visibly decreases, I don't want that transition. I just want it to snap back to 0.235. How can I do this using animate text and animate scale.

@Arch I'm assuming you don't know what Duration is. For a Media Generator event, it has a property called duration, just above the Media Generator window. When the length of the event on the timeline is greater than the duration, the event will be looped, which is a visibly decrease you see. In short, you need to increase its duration so that it's not less than the event length. You can manually enter the value, or you can use the Match Event Length button in the upper right corner.

mark-y wrote on 7/2/2024, 9:04 PM

Sounds like you've got Sync Cursor turned on in the keyframe timeline. Click the little blue padlock so that it turns to gray, clear all the keyframes, and start adding them back in. Then add an identical key frame some distance downstream to lock the coordinates.

Arch wrote on 7/3/2024, 9:57 PM

Sounds like you've got Sync Cursor turned on in the keyframe timeline. Click the little blue padlock so that it turns to gray, clear all the keyframes, and start adding them back in. Then add an identical key frame some distance downstream to lock the coordinates.

Thanks it what I figured out, just having the size I want a frame before it changes or starts to change.

mark-y wrote on 7/3/2024, 10:09 PM

Sounds like you've got Sync Cursor turned on in the keyframe timeline. Click the little blue padlock so that it turns to gray, clear all the keyframes, and start adding them back in. Then add an identical key frame some distance downstream to lock the coordinates.

Thanks it what I figured out, just having the size I want a frame before it changes or starts to change.

Yes, you've got it.