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Michael2130123
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September 24, 2023
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sourceRectAtTime difficulties

"Shape Layer 1" must match the size of the text block "Text". But it turns out something strange. I've been watching tutorials for two days and I don't understand what's going on. Help please.

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    Dan Ebberts
    Dan EbbertsCorrect answer
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    September 24, 2023
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    If you look in Transform : Rectangle 1, you'll see that you have scale set to 27.0, 16.8. Change that to 100, 100 and it should work (although margins of 50 will probably look extreme with text that small).

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    Mathias Moehl
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    Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
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    September 25, 2023

    My extension Pins & Boxes could save you a lot of headache here:

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

     

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    Dan Ebberts
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    Dan EbbertsCommunity Expert
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    September 24, 2023

    Having the text, the shape layer, or the rectangle scaled could cause that.

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    Michael2130123Author
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    September 24, 2023

    Without any scale changes, it turns out that

     

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    Dan Ebberts
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    Dan EbbertsCommunity Expert
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    September 24, 2023

    Can you post the project (or a simplified version that demonstrates the problem)?

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