# Type on random text

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/type-on-random-text/3362>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/type-on-random-text/3362 "2021-07-01T11:14:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Owen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b2d939/32.png) [@Owen](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Owen)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/type-on-random-text/3362/1 "2021-07-01T11:14:44Z")

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Hello all…

I’m wandering if anyone has managed to do this random type on text effect within flame?

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/f/fcf3f46c2b102665f7968f0614e132c95b23d399.jpeg "Adobe After Effects Tutorial: Turn Random Letters Into Text") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGiDtWOLDl4)

I did it for a project years ago and had to use after effects. Would love to be able to avoid it this time, and not even sure I have access to AE at work anymore.

Cheers  
Owen

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**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/15475_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/type-on-random-text/3362/3 "2021-07-02T15:37:47Z")

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Yuuup. Considering you can “rent” AE for $30/month, it’s definitely the way to go for all type shenanigans.

I was using it last week to alter some title cards. I’m so bad at it I must look like a sloth to an actual AE user. Still better than Flame for type.

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**Author:** ![Owen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b2d939/32.png) [@Owen](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Owen)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/type-on-random-text/3362/4 "2021-07-02T16:06:17Z")

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Yeah I just fired up AE and did it in a few minutes. It was the obvious solution wasn’t it!.

Cheers all.

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**Author:** ![uzer\_name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f19dbf/32.png) [@uzer\_name](https://forum.logik.tv/u/uzer_name)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/type-on-random-text/3362/5 "2021-07-02T16:07:49Z")

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just another $0.05  
Write small python script to use start string as a template and generate random characters using template