Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

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If you selected a different target for your ground plane, you may need to use
different values. Instead of entering values, you could use the Rotation tool to adjust
the individual axes in the Composition panel.

Any new 3D layer you create uses the ground plane and origin to orient the layer in the scene.
When you change the Orientation values, the text changes its orientation in space.


9. Double-click the Text layer in the Timeline panel to make it active in the Composition
panel.

When the text is editable, it appears to have a light red mask surrounding it.


10. With the text selected in the Composition panel, type THE OTHER GUYS to replace it.
Then select the THE OTHER GUYS layer to exit text-editing mode.

So far, so good. But you want the text to be centered in the scene. You’ll reposition the text.


11. Press P to display the Position property for the text layer. Using the Selection tool, drag the
text up the screen, so that it is over the water. Or you can type –6270, –1740, 1188 for the
Position property.

If the text stays in the same position, it won’t be visible as the camera moves away. You’ll
animate it to remain visible a bit longer.

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