Object Wiping on text MOGRT NEED OBJECT to adjust with character count

Question

Hello, and thank you in advance for the help!

I am in the Middle of creating a Lower Third that I would like to turn into a MOGRT.

Here is the Dillema/setup:

I have a Left and Right Bracket ([, ]) animating on, whereas the Right Bracket moves Left to right, and I have a mask wiping on the text following the right bracket. So basically seen as this after it animates in. [ hero line ]

The Catch is 2 fold:

I have keyframes on the bracket, and the mask is parented to the Bracket to reveal the text (alpha Matte)
I need the Bracket to adjust when the length of text or character count does without screwing up the animation.

I hope this helps!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cg38hcymcnw5330bzpbqu/FONT-PACKAGE.aep?rlkey=cfb1eg1czlksvjmpnewct0v2v&st=167hy75y&dl=0

Rick Gerard · Answer

I took a look at your project. The approach is not very effective.

I would use SourceRectAtTime to generate the shape layer fill and also to line up all layers, move the Right Bracket, and keep things organized and aligned. Combine that with a simple text animator for opacity, and you should have a very efficient project that can be made into a MOGRT.

I don't have time to send you a sample project right now. I have been planning to do a tutorial on this for a long time. I have about 30 MOGRTs that I created for various text animations. They all use expressions instead of keyframes.

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