Create this letter morphing effect in AE

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September 11, 2018
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Hi! i was wondering how this effect was created, especially the part when the stroke is traveling in the top of the letter.

Im attaching the gif.

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Harold Silva

You should use stroke effects (over masks) or animate shape layers, and expressions loop.

Mike_Abbott

Legend

Well 'animated fonts' are a thing.

However - I think this is 'simply' a shape layer set up.

A couple of overlaying strokes, each with dashes set up and their offset synchronised with an expression. If that makes no sense whatsoever - look up 'working with shape layers in After Effects'. Look at stroke options in particular.

If the above does make sense - here's a screenshot to get you started:

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L5068Author

Participant

Thanks! I still cant figure it out how make multiple strokes that form an oval.

https://file.io/CSe29A I have done this so far

Mike_Abbott

Legend

Don't think about forming an oval - think about a single wide round ended stroke (green) - with a narrower round ended stroke (black) sat on top of it.

Create a simple single dashed line shape layer.

Go to the 'add' menu to the right of 'contents' in the timeline > Add > New stroke. This will give you an extra stroke on the same path. Hence my 'Stroke 1' and 'Stroke 2' in the screenshot above.

Does that help?