Coordinating the text and object timing

Orienting the object

Unfortunately, the car is flying backward, but that’s easy to fix.

1 With the car layer selected in the Timeline panel, choose Layer > Transform > Auto-Orient.

2 In the Auto-Orientation dialog box, select Orient Along Path, and then click OK. Now the car is facing forward as it flies.

3 Select the car layer in the Timeline panel, and press P to hide its Position property.

Next, you need to coordinate the timing of the car’s motion with the words directed by so that the words correctly trail behind the car.

1 Select the directed by layer, and press U to display its Path Options in the Timeline panel.

2 Go to 5:18, and change the First Margin value to 373. After Effects adds a keyframe, and the text moves behind the car.

3 Go to 5:25, and change the First Margin value to 559.

4 Go to 4:24, and drag the first First Margin keyframe (the left-pointing arrow) to that position.

5 Manually preview the corrected path animation by dragging the current-time indicator across the time ruler from about 4:20 to 7:10. The words follow the car and come to rest above your name, while the car continues to fly along the path and off the screen.

6 Hide the properties for the directed by layer, and then press the Home key or move the current-time indicator to the beginning of the time ruler.

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