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lenzi315
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October 25, 2021
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Center align (horizontally) two text layers to comp

  • October 25, 2021
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Hey all,

Looking for help on aligning two seperate text layers, both of which will be dynamic based on mograph input, to my comp's center.  In others words, I want to the two layers to be centered no matter what is typed in fields.  Any suggestions on building an expresion or script that could help me solve this?

 

 

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Correct answer lenzi315

I figured it out.  If you're interested.

 

I centered the first text layer

Used sourceRectatTime to determine its width,

Offset the x position of the second text layer by one half of the first text layer's width

Parented both layers to a null object, centered in the comp

Offset the x position of the null by minus half the width of the second text layer (again using sourceRectatTime)

 

That seems to have solved my problem.

 

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lenzi315AuthorCorrect answer
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October 25, 2021

I figured it out.  If you're interested.

 

I centered the first text layer

Used sourceRectatTime to determine its width,

Offset the x position of the second text layer by one half of the first text layer's width

Parented both layers to a null object, centered in the comp

Offset the x position of the null by minus half the width of the second text layer (again using sourceRectatTime)

 

That seems to have solved my problem.

 

    nishu_kush
    Community Manager
    nishu_kushCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 25, 2021

    Glad to hear that you worked it out. Thanks for updating the thread.

    Feel free to reach out if there are any other questions.

     

    Thanks,

    Nishu

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