Best option for smooth text scrolling

[andyh1234]

Hi Malte,

What would be the best option for a smooth even text scroll?

I can see in, out, bounce etc but cannot seem to find an explanation of each effect. In this particular case I simply want a ticker / marquee type effect so text starts off and scrolls round and round the bottom of the screen.

Are there any examples of such an effect using AE, or can you suggest which effect to use?

Thanks

Andy

[malte]

Hi andy,

I think I would go with an easeInOut effect.

Have a text field with your text in it. Make sure it has enough whitespace before and after the text, that the contents can scroll out of the visible canvas.

example script:

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on mouseUp
   aescroll the millisecs,12000 -- starttime,time needed to scroll all text
end mouseUp

on aeScroll pStart,pDuration
   lock screen   local tScroll,tElapsed
   put the millisecs-pStart into tElapsed
   put round(aeEaseIn(0,the formattedWidth of fld "myField",pDuration,tElapsed,2)) into tScroll
   set the hScroll of fld "myField" to tScroll
   unlock screen
   if tElapsed < pDuration then
      send "aeScroll" && pStart,pDuration to me in 30 millisecs
   end if
end aeScroll

Hth,

Malte

[andyh1234]

Thanks Malte!

Andy

[malte]

added a nicer version to AE 4.

[andyh1234]

I look forward to it!

Andy