CC Library Paragraph and Character Styles in After Effects?

Question

I'm a long-time InDesign user trying to help my company's motion graphics team get more use out the CC libraries that our print designers use all the time. We have robust Paragraph and Character Styles in our CC libraries, but I can't find any definitive information about whether they are accessible in After Effects or not. They appear greyed out in the Library panel, so I'm thinking they aren't usable but that seems crazy that something so useful would be cut off from a group who still uses type so much.

Am I missing something or are After Effects users really limited to shared colors and graphics in CC libraries?

Mylenium · Accepted Answer

AE has a completely different text engine that hasn't anything to do with ID's, PS's or AI's versions. This stuff is simply not available nor would it make that much sense, to be honest. All video stuff is pixel-based and the most well-crafted print kerning can look pretty crappy when converted for on-screen work. Just accept the limitations and learn to work within them. No point wasting your energy on "fighting the system", as it were. You'll get used to it...

Mylenium

Rick Gerard · Answer

The paragraph and character settings are limited to what you see in the Paragraph and Character pannels. If you need precise typography the best thing to do is to set the type in Illustrator, and for the very best results with no other modifications, convert the AI type to Outlines.

If you need to use Text animators you'll have to adjust the kerning, leading, and paragraph styles by hand.

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