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sonnya86354187
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January 4, 2024
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PSD to After Effects - Text not aligning when changed

  • January 4, 2024
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Hi there! I'm trying to make a template for an Instagram story. I want it to be so that I can easily change the text in Photoshop, but when I do so, the text doesn't align well.

 

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Mylenium
Mylenium
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January 4, 2024

It's not possible. Changing the source size inevitably changes the anchor point placement in relation to the bounding box size. This is a limitation you have to accept. If at all it would probably make sense to pack the text into a smart object that covers the size of the document. Anyway, it seems this is a case of where you are trying to over-optimze and it's biting you. Perhaps you might consider doing the text in AE, after all. It would be much more controllable to work with fixed values and things like sourceRectAtTime() expressions for automated placement.

 

Mylenium

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    sonnya86354187Author
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    January 4, 2024

    Thank you for your response, Mylenium. It is appreciated.

     

    Question, could you elaborate on what you meant by working with fixed values and things like sourceRectAtTime() expressions?

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    sonnya86354187Author
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    January 4, 2024

    Keep in mind that I am aware I could easily drag the text down in position, in after effects itself. The thing is I want it to be easily changed in Photoshop so that it always fits (unless it being far too long, more than 5-6 lines).

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