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Chunky tuna
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July 25, 2022
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Expression to change font size on a new line of text

  • July 25, 2022
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Hey there,

 

I'm a total hack when it comes to expressions so my apologies for asking what is probably a very basic question with a simple answer.

 

I'm trying to create a text layer with 2 lines of text. The first line is linked to a slider so I can animate it and beneath it (on a second line) I just want the word "Growth". I've managed to get that happening fine with this expression: Math.round(effect("Slider Control")("Slider"))+"x"+"\r" + "GROWTH"

 

However I want to be able to control the font size of just the word "Growth",  rather than changing the font size of all the text. I can't work out how to use a 'setfontsize' modifier on just that one word/line.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Cheers

Tim

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    Chunky tunaAuthor
    Participant
    July 25, 2022

    Thanks everyone for the answers!! I will give them all a go and I'm sure one will do the trick!! Much appreciated.

     

    Mathias Moehl
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    Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 25, 2022

    Another option is to use multiple text layers. To attach the second text to the bottom of the first one, you can either write position expressions with sourceRectAtTime, or use my tool Pins & Boxes.

    https://aescripts.com/pins-and-boxes/

     

    Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    July 25, 2022

    You can always add a size/ scale text animator and set its mode to per line. Depending on what fonts you use the results may vary, though, and could be unsatisfying, since the kerning and some otehr stuff affecting visual rendering won't be adjusted and will look differently at different sizes.

     

    Mylenium

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      Rick GerardCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 25, 2022

      I am pretty sure that the setFontSize operator only operates on the entire line of text. Here's the documentation.

       

      https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expressions-text-properties.html

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      Chunky tunaAuthor
      Participant
      July 25, 2022

      Thanks for your prompt reply Rick. If not the setFontSize operator, would you know of another way to achieve what I described? Or should I resort to just creating another separate text layer?

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