After Effects Tutorial - Title text engraved in stone (Sands of Time Part 1)

In this epic series of tutes I'll be walking you through a wide range of techniques to create the effect of sand being swept away to reveal a title engraved into stone. And the best part is that all of this is achieved using the standard toolset of After Effects CS3, CS4 or CS5.
Part one shows you how to create a realistic engraved text effect.

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