Now when I play back the first second, the background rectangle animates in. Next, I’ll drag my playhead to the beginning and change the horizontal scale to zero. I’ll toggle scaling animation on by clicking the icon. Since I want my background to animate in for roughly one second, I’ll bring my playhead to the one-second mark. If you click on an active icon that has existing keyframes, it will automatically delete all existing keyframes for that property. The icon will turn blue to let you know that animation is active for the selected layer. Toggle property animation on and off via clicking the corresponding icon button. These properties are located just below the Align and Transform tools in the Essential Graphics panel. You can currently toggle on animation (keyframing) for five different properties: I can fine-tune the positioning by holding the Command key. I want it to animate in from the left to the right, so I’ll move the anchor point directly over the left side. For the final preparation, I need to reposition the anchor point of my background rectangle so that it will animate properly. I can position the graphics in relation to the sequence or to each other by highlighting both elements. To straighten out my graphic elements, I’ll use the Align and Transform tools. I’ll also right-click and Rename the layer to “Background.” To place the rectangle under the text, I’ll simply drag and drop. I can now see it in the Essential Graphics panel. Now I can create a new rectangle directly over my text in the Program monitor. To do this, I’ll grab the Rectangle shape tool, which is located in a submenu just underneath the Pen tool. Next, I want to add a simple background element to my graphic. Clicking on my graphic clip in the timeline will allow me to see all of the properties and tools under the Edit tab of the Essential Graphics panel. Once I’ve created the text, I’ll open up the Essential Graphics panel by selecting Window > Essential Graphics. So, let’s take a closer look at how to use this feature to create a basic animated lower third.įor the first step, I’ll add text using the Type tool. It includes the relatively new toggle animation feature in the Essential Graphics panel, which means you can now turn on keyframing for five different properties.

The Essential Graphics panel was a powerful addition to Premiere Pro back in 2017, entirely changing how editors work with graphics inside of the program. “Toggle animation” is a distinctly hidden feature in Adobe Premiere Pro’s Essential Graphics Panel.

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