Animate text and captions

Customize how text layers and captions animate into and out of your scene.

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Add a text animation

1. Select a caption or text layer in the Scene Editor.
2. Click the Animation button in the scene editor menu that appears.
3. Choose In (as the layer arrives), Out (as the layer leaves), or Custom.
4. For In and Out animations, select a preset, then adjust the available parameters.

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Available text animations

Text and caption layers use the same in/out presets shared with visual layers: Blur, Fade, Scale, Slide, Spin, and Wipe plus text-only animations that move the text itself: Appear, Reveal, Pop, Bounce, Pulse, Glitch, Flicker, Wave, and Wiggle.

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Animate by word, line, or paragraph

Apply text animations to different units of text.

• By character: each letter animates separately. Only available for text layers, not captions.
• By word: each word animates separately
• By line: each line animates as a unit
• By paragraph: the whole block animates together

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Adjust timing

Set an animation’s duration (how long it plays) and easing (how it speeds up and slows down) in the Properties panel. See animation curves for how each easing option behaves.