> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.descript.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Apply and Adjust Animations
> Animate visuals in your scene to change their position, size, cropping, rotation, or opacity over time.
An animation makes a layer move or change on screen instead of sitting still, and you control exactly how and when it happens.
## Add an animation to a layer
1. Select the visual or text layer in the [Scene Editor](/visuals/scene-editor-overview).
2. In the hover menu, click **Animation**.
3. Choose a preset from the dropdown, or select **Custom**.
### Remove an animation
1. Select the animated layer in the **Script editor**.
2. Click **Animation** in the hover menu.
3. Open the options menu for the animation.
4. Select **Remove**.
You can also add or remove animations from the [Properties panel](/descript-tour/properties-panel).
## Available animation presets
Choose from the following in/out presets for visual or text layers:
| Preset | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Blur | Fade from or to a blurred layer. |
| Spin | Spin the layer into or out of view. |
| Wipe | Wipe the layer to reveal or hide it. |
| Appear | Text fades in word by word (text only). |
| Fade | Fade to or from black. |
| Reveal | Text slides in from a direction—left, right, top, or bottom (text only). |
| Scale | Animate the scale of a layer. |
| Slide | Slide a layer into or out of view from any direction. |
| Zoom and pan | Zooms and pans across a visual (not supported on text). |
| [Ken Burns](/effects-animations-transitions/ken-burns-animation) | Allows smooth, directional zooms and pans with fine-tuned control. |
**Animation presets and script track layers**
In/out presets are designed for b-roll layers with defined start and end points. Script layers are continuous and don’t support these presets—you’ll need to use custom keyframe animations instead.
## Custom keyframe animations
With a custom animation, you control exactly how a visual or text element appears, moves, or changes over time. Define the start and end using keyframes, then adjust properties like position, size, and opacity.
### Add and adjust a custom keyframe animation
1. Select a visual in the [Scene Editor](/visuals/scene-editor-overview).
2. Click **Animation**, then select **Custom**.
3. Your animation appears in the timeline with two keyframes.
4. Select the start keyframe and adjust position, size, rotation, cropping, or opacity.
5. Repeat for the end keyframe.
6. Press `Esc` to exit animation mode.
To re-adjust animations, click **Edit keyframes in timeline** in the Properties panel.
### Text animation by unit
Animate text by word, line, or paragraph using the **Appear** and **Reveal** presets.
* **By word:** Each word animates separately.
* **By line:** Each line animates as a unit.
* **By paragraph:** The entire paragraph animates together.
## Animation curves
Animation curves control pacing between keyframes. By default, animations use a linear curve (constant speed), but easing options create more natural motion.
Open **Animation settings** in the [Properties panel](/descript-tour/properties-panel) to choose a curve.
**Adjusting animations in bulk**
Descript does not currently support applying or editing animations in bulk. [Submit a feature request →](https://descript.canny.io/feature-requests)