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Variable Typography Support

LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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With the addition of Variable Type to Illustrator, I would love to see supported in After Effects. The ability to interpolate between the many variables available would be a huge benefit in motion design, streamlining the current process and saving eons of time from the current arduous method. It would open doors to some pretty amazing things.
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Adobe Employee , Sep 29, 2022 Sep 29, 2022

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Enthusiast ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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You gotta check out The Templater plugin for this. It supports merging data for text, footage, color and more. Enjoy! Get the Rig edition ($30) for the simplest data merging tool for AE available.

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Enthusiast ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Check out http://dataclay.com/Templater to learn more.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Also worth noting that variable fonts support animation directly and some type foundries are already developing fonts with explicit progress or animation axis (as demonstrated in this video https://youtu.be/KfbhL7SMNDo?t=853), which would be incredible paired with After Effects.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Yes!

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Enthusiast ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Yes, please!

@Arle Stavchansky: Nope. That kind of data merge stuff is utterly independent of and unrelated to Variable Fonts support. Variable Fonts are an entirely different animal.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Yes,YES

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Must have!

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Including animatable properties would be amazing

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Yes please!

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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This is crucial for the introduction of .var to branding purposes.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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So many possibilities. More useful application for variable than in print if I'm honest.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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I'm currently on a project that calls for animating a variable font. DrawBot is not an option, so wish this was built in to After Effects.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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need it

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Variable fonts give you infinite control over different aspects of type, usually weight. Within one font file, you get every single possible weight. In Illustrator, support is already very good—simply drag the slider to watch your variable font animate on its variation axis. This needs to be implemented in AfterEffects, the usage would be extremely easy (see attached mockup). It would open up incredible possibilities for animation with variable fonts in AfterEffects! This is a groundbreaking technology with animation in mind. Please implement it where it needs to be: in AfterEffects!

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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We need variable fonts!

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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The future is now gentlemen. Let's dive right into it.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Variable font typography support in AE!

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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pls

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LEGEND ,
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YES !!!! JUST DO IT !

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LEGEND ,
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I would LOVE to be able to control this with type animators!

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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This is the stuff dreams are made of

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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Also, SVG fonts!!!!!

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LEGEND ,
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Yes please

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Community Beginner ,
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Yes please!

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LEGEND ,
Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2022

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YES. Adobe please add this.

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