Finally, a Channel Combiner effect will make the alpha channel work as expected. Then using a CC Composite will nix the two, with a “difference” setting, showing the outline. You can use Minimax to shrink or erode the typography, then use a Solid Composite, which will composite a solid layer behind the original. Creating Outline Type Using Effects.Ī new tutorial from Ilir Beqiri shows that by stacking four effects, you can have an outline pretty quickly.
In After Effects, you can use four different effects on a type layer to create an outline. That isn’t very efficient, especially if you have to change the type. You can convert the typography to vectors and then apply a stroke, for example. If you don’t have an outline in your font family, there are ways to create an outline type still.
Ilir Beqiri shares a technique to outline type in After Effects using expressions.
