How to make flashing/changing text

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I'm looking to make a version of this rapidly changing text - Neil Patrick Harris on Instagram: “Take a screenshot. If you get the gold card, post it and tag @inandofitself. You neve…

I'm not even sure if After Effects is the program I should be using. Is there a name for this? I can look for a tutorial to walk me through it, but I'm not sure where to start. I'd like it to be around 1 minute long, and I need it to play on an iPad or possibly an android phone. I don't know if I should be making a video or a gif, or something else? I need the images to be very crisp, like in the link, so that a screenshot will capture a clear word.

I'm most comfortable with Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, I've never done any video work.

Thanks for any help in pointing me in the right direction!

RobShultz · Accepted Answer

Probably easiest done with source text. Create a composition. Select the timeline then double click on the type tool to create a text layer then type in the first word. Twirl open the text layer in the timeline and set a stopwatch on source text. (A) Move the timeline indicator to where you’d like the next word to appear and use the type tool to replace what is typed word with the next word. Keep repeating step A until all of your text is entered.

RobShultz · Answer

Maybe try clicking on the words source text by the stopwatch to make the keyframes blue. Then edit/copy. Move the timeline indicator to where you would like it to start again and do an edit paste. Repeat if desired.

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