How to Fade In / Fade Out Text

[StevenSS85]

Hi I'm moving a simple layer of text between 2 keyframes and would like to have it fade in and out, 1 effect on each keyframe. Thanks!

[obtusity]

In your text layer settings (double-click on the layer in the Layers window), General tab, tick Allow animated layer effects.
You will need 4 keyframes ... no, wait, 5 counting frame 0.

For each keyframe, put the time marker to the correct frame in the timeline, open up the layer settings for your text layer, type the correct number into the Opacity field, OK.

At the very beginning (frame 0 or 1), set Opacity to 0% so the text does not appear earlier.

One for where you want the text to start fading in, still at 0 Opacity.
One for where the text reaches 100% Opacity.

One for where you want the text to start fading out, still at 100%.
One for where the text reaches 0% Opacity.

[StevenSS85]

Thank you sir!

[StevenSS85]

Hi thanks for the help, I set up the opacity levels like you said but I am still having a problem. The opacity suddenly jumps from 0 o 100 as it passes over the keyframe instead of a gradual smooth transition of opacity between the 2 keyframes. Everything is set up and checked like shown in the picture.

[Greenlaw]

Does it do this in render? Some fx are only properly visible after rendering.

[slowtiger]

And do you have some frames between the two keys?

[obtusity]

Steven, I may have been somewhat misleading, by trying to cram everything into one screenshot.

As slowtiger implies, normally you would have a longer gap between 0 and 100% opacity, or 100 and 0, to give time to see it.
Remember, you probably have about 25 or 30 frames per second, so you probably need gaps of at least 20 frames to see a decent fade, maybe longer depending on how slow you want it to happen.

[StevenSS85]

Does it do this in render? Some fx are only properly visible after rendering.

Hi, I tried rendering the video and it came out how I was hoping. I just wish it was visible otherwise because I like to be as precise as possible, but it is workable.