v1.09 MonkeyBars for After Effects
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Kinetic Text Boxes
MonkeyBars for After Effects is the quickest and easiest way to create animated/kinetic text bars for lower 1/3s, social media and infographics. This Monkey is a workhorse.
This Monkey easily generates multi-line animations bases on the contents of the text. Choose text size and color, designate the box, and let the Monkey do the rest. Easily customize the layout and animation characteristics.
MonkeyBars is ideally suited for high volume Info Graphics, Viral Videos, Lower Third Banners, Subtitles and Bullet Points.
MonkeyBars Features
- Easy Box Customization
- Multiple Interpolation
- In and/or Out Transitions
- Stencil Text Feature
- Marker Based Timing Controls
- Simple Layout Manipulation
- Multiple Screen Positions
- Proportional Box Expansion
- Box Opacity Controls
- Animation Delay
- Random or Specilifed Directional Controls
- Key Commands for Added Layout Control
Here’s a tutorial to get you started.
Description
Whats the difference between Monkeys?
TypeMonkey has a unique algorithm that simulates a “2D staircase” design that is popular in kinetic typography. Our best selling product.
CircusMonkey creates and animates type. It specializes in complex 3D text layouts using 7 different algorithms that can be adjusted via effects controls after the build.
LayerMonkey uses the same layout algorithm as TypeMonkey, but it works with any type of layer – video, pre-comps, graphics, whatever. However, it won’t generate text like CircusMonkey or TypeMonkey. Text has to be prepared manually in Illustrator, Photoshop.
MotionMonkey is a whole other animal. It has a much more complex and versatile animation system then the others, but it doesn’t create a layout, text or generate an animated camera like the others. It’s ideal for layered artwork where the layout has already been designed.
MonkeyCam Pro Is a more powerful version of the camera thats included in most of the others. Its a standalone product but can also be used in conjuntion with any of the other monkeys.
MonkeyBars specializes in creating text box animations, the kind used in viral videos, info graphics, lower third supers, and subtitles. Great if you do high volume work.
ShapeMonkey is a fast and intuitive way to automatically create shape-based animations in After Effects.
Which is best? Well, that depends on your project. All the Monkeys are designed for everyone from a beginner to an experienced professional in mind. They’re powerful, dependable and intuitive with a very small learning curve. The easiest way to tell which is right for your project is to download the trial versions and play with them.
System Requirements
For Adobe After Effects 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014
Change Log
1.13 – Oct 21, 2022
1.12 – Aug 18, 2022
1.11 – Apr 26, 2022
1.10 – Jan 23, 2022
1.09 – Jun 17, 2020
1.08 – Nov 1, 2019
1.07 – Aug 31, 2019
1.06 – Mar 10, 2019
1.05 – Oct 15, 2018
1.04 – Mar 23, 2017
1.03 – Sep 19, 2016
1.02 – Sep 20, 2016
1.01 – Sep 13, 2016
1.00 – Sep 4, 2016
FAQs
Tutorials
Ebberts + Zucker MonkeyBars Quick Start Tutorial
Learn how to use MonkeyBars to procedurally generate animated text boxes quickly.
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