Text boxes can be easy! In this After Effects tutorial we create an automatic text box without plugins or expressions. By saving this setup as an animation preset, you can apply it instantly to fit to any Text Layer.

Learn the pro way to set up easy text boxes in Part 2:
   • Easy Text Box  Q&A | sourceRectAtTim...  

For advanced users who want to learn expressions and sourceRectAtTime, I've linked the best two tutorials you need to watch.

▬ Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Nick Howell sourceRectAtTime()
   • Taking your templates to the next lev...  

Jake Bartlett sourceRectAtTime()
   • sourceRectAtTime(); | After Effects E...  

▬ Plugins ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Free Plugins for After Effects
https://www.mogrts.nyc/tools

Animate Subtitles in Premiere Pro
https://captioneer.tv

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00​​​ Intro
00:18​ Create a Matte
00:30 Expand the Text Box
00:38 Add Colors
00:55 Save as Animation Preset
01:07 Fixing Rotation
01:46 When to use sourceRectAtTime()
02:02 Extra Tutorials
02:17 Outro

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