Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - Fill and Stroke Controls for the Numbers Effect; Size and Tracking Controls for the Numbers Effect

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
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• Number [Leading Zeros] Specifies a decimal number with 5 digits to the left of the decimal place at all times.
• Timecode [30], Timecode [25], and Timecode [24] Specify the standard timecode formats (XX:XX:XX:XX) using
the stated frame rate. The timecode types use the layer’s current time.
• Time Specifies the number of minutes since midnight. If you also select Current Time/Date, the
Value/Offset/Random Max value is ignored. If you select Random, the time is bounded by 0 (12:00 AM) and the
slider value.
• Numerical Date, Short Date, and Long Date Specify the date and are determined by other Number settings. If you
do not also select Current Time/Date, the Value/Offset/Random Max is the number of days since January 1, 1995 (0
on the slider corresponds to January 1, 1995). If you do select Current Time/Date, Value/Offset/Random Max is the
number of days since the current date (0 on the slider corresponds to the current date). If you select Random, the
date is bounded by 0 (either the current date or January 1, 1995) and the slider value. If you use more than one system
to render a composition that uses the date or time types, make sure that the format specified in the Date & Time
system control is the same on all systems.
• Hexadecimal Is a base-16 value (digits from 0 to F). Hexadecimal corresponds to the Value/Offset/Random Max
value displayed. It increments by 0x1 for every 0.0000125 that the slider increases, and increments by 0x10000 for
every 1.0 that the slider increases. If you select Random, the number is bounded by 0 and the slider value.
Random Values Generates random values limited by the Value/Offset/Random Max setting. If
Value/Offset/Random Max is 0, values are random across their maximum possible range.
Value/Offset/Random Max Varies based on the chosen type and whether or not Random Values is selected.
Decimal Places Specifies the number of places to the right of the decimal point.
Current Time/Date Specifies whether you will enter a specific time and date (not selected) or whether After Effects
will enter the current time and date (selected).
Fill and Stroke controls for the Numbers effect
Fill and Stroke controls specify the color and width of the text.
Position Specifies the position of the numbers in the composition.
Display Options Specifies the use of a fill or stroke or a combination of both on the text. Fill Only fills the characters
withacolor.StrokeOnlystrokestheedgesofthecharacterswithacolor.FillOverStrokeoverlapsthefillcoloronto
the stroke color. Stroke Over Fill overlaps the stroke color onto the fill color.
Fill Color Specifies the color you want to use to fill the characters.
Stroke Color Specifies the color you want to use to outline the characters.
Stroke Width Specifies the size of the outline around each character.
Size and Tracking controls for the Numbers effect
Size Specifies the size of the characters.
Tracking Specifies the average distance between characters.
Proportional Spacing Specifies that numbers use proportional spacing instead of monospacing.
Composite on Original Specifies that the text is composited on the layer to which the effect is applied. When
Composite on Original is not selected, the layer is not visible.