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Free — After Effects 2026Alternating Characters Out After Effects preset
This is what the built-in Alternating Characters Out preset does. It is in the Animate Out folder of the After Effects animation presets, and it works on a text layer.
Click the preview to copy the name.
- Where
- Effects & Presets › Animation Presets › Text › Animate Out
- Works on
- A text layer
- Comes with
- After Effects. Nothing to download.
How to apply Alternating Characters Out
- Select your text layer in the timeline.
- Move the playhead to the frame where the animation should start.
- Open Window › Effects & Presets, paste the name in the search box and double-click Alternating Characters Out.
Select the layer and press U to see the keyframes the preset added, or UU to see every property it changed. Drag the keyframes closer together to make it faster. The font, size, colour and the words can all be changed after applying.
Where is Alternating Characters Out in After Effects?
Open Window › Effects & Presets and go to Animation Presets › Text › Animate Out. It is quicker to type the name in the search box at the top of the panel.
Do I need to download Alternating Characters Out?
No. It is installed with After Effects; this preview was rendered in After Effects 2026. On disk it is an .ffx file in the Presets › Text › Animate Out folder inside the After Effects application folder.
How do I change Alternating Characters Out after applying it?
Select the layer and press U to see the keyframes the preset added, or UU to see every property it changed. Drag the keyframes closer together to make it faster. The font, size, colour and the words can all be changed after applying.
More Animate Out presets 18 in this folder
Decode Out By Random Character
Encoder Fade Out
Fade Out By Character
Fade Out Slow
Opacity Flicker Out
Raining Characters Out
← Wipe In To Center · All 18 Animate Out presets → · Decode Out By Random Character →