After Effects Video Tutorial: Karaoke Text
Create a Karaoke text effect that highlights words in sync with your voice.
In this Premiumbeat exclusive video tutorial you’ll learn how to produce a karaoke effect in After Effects. Whether you’re actually doing a karaoke video or are simply mocking one up as a parody, check out the AE tutorial to recreate the look of ‘traditional’ karaoke music displays.
The overall technique is pretty straightforward but I’ll explain a few audio tips and tricks that aren’t easy to figure out on your own. The video covers:
- How audio interacts with video controlled by frames
- Understanding audio layers
- The proper way to playback audio
- What fonts are easy to read
Mastering audio in After Effects is a key skill that motion graphic designers need to have, as sound can be a crucial element in enhancing your digital effects.
Don’t want to watch the video? Follow along with the step-by-step tutorial below. Click any image for larger view.
| 1 | Create a new composition and add in a bright blue background.
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| 2 | Apply a ramp and blend with the original.
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| 3 | Create some new text to coincide with your first statement.
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| 4 | Set a marker at the end of the first statement.
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| 5 | Stylize the text so that it is white with a black stroke. Set the parameter from metric to optical.
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| 6 | Draw masks around each text line.
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| 7 | Set keyframes, Animating a mask reveal from left to right.
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| 8 | Duplicate the text layer, take out the strokes and add a yellow fill.
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| 9 | Adjust keyframes so white animates on first, followed by the yellow.
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| 10 | Set a mask keyframe to wipe the text off.
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If you have any questions regarding this tutorial, or if you have any quick tips for using expressions in After Effects, please comment below!
