Center align (horizontally) two text layers to comp

[lenzi315]

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?

[lenzi315 · Accepted solution]

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]

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

[defaultr9j1g3s1aop6]

Hey - I'm trying to build a similar setup, but I'm new to expressions. Would you be able to explain a little further or perhaps share the code you used? Please and thank you!