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Template Builder animations

This page specifies the animations available in Template Builder, how they combine, and their limits.

Quick reference

Template Builder animates text, image, and shape layers. Each layer can have animations in three phases.

Phase Animations Timing

Intro

Fade in, Scale, Rotate, Slide

Duration only; the start time is fixed.

Middle

Bounce, Heartbeat, Blink, Pulsate, Shake

Start time and end time.

Outro

Fade out, Scale, Rotate, Slide

Duration only; the start time is fixed.

Combining animations

A layer can have more than one animation in each phase at the same time. For example, one layer can fade in, scale, and rotate during its intro, blink and pulsate in the middle, then fade out and slide during its outro.

Easing

Intro and outro animations each have an easing option:

  • Linear

  • Ease Out Cubic

  • Ease In Cubic

Limits

Video and GIF layers in banners

A banner template can’t contain video or GIF layers. A sequence of still images, one layer per frame with a short duration each, gives the effect of a moving object instead.

Motion blur

Template Builder has no motion blur. A Slide animation combined with a fade gives a similar effect; a greater distance with a shorter duration makes the movement faster.

3D animation

Template Builder has no 3D animations.