After Effects CC 2023: Date & Time (Numbers Effect)
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Description:
This tutorial will show you how to add the Numbers Effect to insert the real-time Date & Time Adobe After Effects CC 2023
Font Used in Tutorial:
https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono
Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About the Tutorial
00:15 Create a New Adjustment Layer
00:28 Effects & Presets: Numbers
00:44 Add Numbers Effect & Customize
00:58 Duplicate Date Layer & Rename Time
01:07 How To Change Font of Numbers Effect
01:24 Effect Controls: Customize Date Layer
02:00 How To Change Color & Size
02:19 How To Change Position of Date & Time
02:39 Add Time Layer
03:08 Composite on Original
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Insert Date Using Numbers Effect:
- Create a new Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
- Add Adjustment Layer (right-click in the layers panel)
- Go to Effects & Presets Panel (Windows…Effects & Presets)
- Search for ’Numbers’
- Drag Effects on the Adjustment Layer
- Select Font, Style, Direction, and Alignment and click ‘OK’
- Go to Effect Controls
- Change Format Type to ‘Short Date’ (or other options)
- Tick the box for ‘Current Date & Time’
- Click Swatch next to the ‘Fill’ color to change the color of the text
- Change Size by scrubbing over the Size Property value
- Use Position to change the position of the text
How To Insert Time Using Numbers Effect:
- Create a new Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
- Add an Adjustment Layer or duplicate Date layer
- Go to Effects & Presets Panel (Windows…Effects & Presets)
- Search for ’Numbers’
- Drag Effects on the Adjustment Layer
- Select Font, Style, Direction, and Alignment and click ‘OK’
- Go to Effect Controls
- Change Format Type to ‘Time’ (or other options)
- Tick the box for ‘Current Date & Time’
- Click Swatch next to the ‘Fill’ color to change the color of the text
- Change Size by scrubbing over the Size Property value
- Use Position to change the position of the text
How To Change Font Properties of Numbers Effect (after adding effect):
- Go to Effect Controls
- Click on ‘Options’ at the top of Effect Control
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