Firecut.ai seems to be the best for captioning - stable, well-supported and it's been around the longest too - https://firecut.ai/ On Text Styling of AeMoGRTs, this is a decent tutorial - https://youtu.be/SpuYYGSbM7E And this thread has some good examples - https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/tutorial-bold-part-of-a-text-layer-using-expressions/m-p/14974435#M258224 I've used the new paragraphing feature in a recently released set of AeMoGRTs - https://broadcastgems.gumroad.com/l/ocejrf For standard design/typography/layout requirements, you should be able to do a lot of what's usually required. It does get unusually busy in the Source Text property but the Styling Expressions are usually unrelated and shouldn't disaffect other code - just remember to be neat and tidy.  😄 ... View more

MoGRT is a File Format. What you do with it depends on specific use-cases/solution at play. It can be a way of bringing an AE Composition with tons of layer and nested compositions or a Composition with a Single Layer. From a general POV, MoGRTs allow for improved interoperability between AE and PPro. From an end-user's POV, it allows a PPro Editor access to edit AE Assets/Properties. This alone speeds up workflows.  All File Formats have limitations and it goes with the MoGRT File Format. File Formats are designed as a conduit to meet the needs of a large set of solutions. MoGRTs actually work exceptionally well in most areas except for the really horrid bugs that have lingered for ages - most if not all have been fixed quite recently. However, that not-made-for-human Text Input Box still bothers me. If you're a seasoned AE user and working mostly alone then using Dynamic Link between AE and PPro is actually a better option under most circumstances except when you're using a MoGRT for access to a template in its file format. For large setups, with lots of editors-only at work, MoGRTs provide exceptional productivity gains and with a very high probability of improvement in output quality if implemented well. I can playback AeMoGRTs in real time in PPro but not so in AE. Of course, this depends on a lot of factors and unique cases but this opens up a lot of possibilities to using AeMoGRTs in PPro. I am in the midst of developing a set of AeMoGRTs that take advantage of this realtime playback capability in PPro. Lots of opportunities/possibilities.  ... View more

You want an Expression but you prompted for a script. Why? This Expression is going to be unnecessarily slow; having to check every layer in the comp.  Try this approach for scale -  thisLayer.name.includes("Wide") ? [100,100] : thisLayer.name.includes("english") ? [120,120] : thisLayer.name.includes("halfclose") ? [146,146] : thisLayer.name.includes("close") ? [175,175] : thisLayer.name.includes("superclose") ? [200,200] : [0,0] Take note that the includes method is case sensitive and does not work with Exact Match. Hence, Wider, Widen, makeWide will all provide a True result. HTH ... View more

  An Add Menu is available only within a Text Animator Group and only for its Animator Group and you use the Flyout Menu for the Add to add Text Animator Properties to the Animator Group.  To create a Text Animator Group, you MUST use the Animation Flyout Menu.  You may also use the Animation Flyout Menu to add additional Text Animator Properties to an existing Text Animator Group BUT you must first select an item within the Text Animator Group - failing to select an item within an existing Text Animator Group will create a new Text Animator Group. Other differences are - You can only add additional Range Selectors and Wiggly and Expression Selectors via the Add Menu - the Animation Flyout Menu only allows you to select Text Animator Properties and perCharacter 3D. I am planning to release a LIVE ONLINE Training on using the Text Tool. This will come after I release my set of Premium AE Text Animations - as AEPs and MoGRTs. Here's a WIP Promo - https://youtu.be/6bVXzh1hGc0 Let me know if this helps answer your Q and/or if you have more Qs.   ... View more

I believe the autoFixExpression scripting method solves this but I found a loophole - I think. Before I dive into the rabbit hole, can you share insights into how/what/when autoFixExpression does its thing?  ... View more

Rick's got a nice solution going. Mine uses Expressions and recalculates almost everything based on the Comp Size.  We both deliver what I call a Multi Format MoGRT - a single MoGRT delivering the same design+animation in different Frame Sizes/Formats.  For Automated Workflows, you will be looking at AE as the renderer while for on-Demand use, MoGRTs are preferred as they can be used by an Editor/Producer/MarketingExec.  For either workflow, you really want to apply Responsive Features to your assets - this is the secret sauce that makes the same design look and move the same with different/dynamic content; which also makes them ideal for automated workflows.  Ask any Q you may have. More AE users need to dig into this sort of solutions because Canva and Adobe Express do this very well but lack the higher quality designs and animation that one would expect from AE.  ... View more

It's quite impossible to have a script do this automatically because different people set up their layers and keyframes differently and if expressions are involved then this makes it even more awkward.  However, I do have a system - https://youtu.be/HHn2pwWqPWA and it's quite robust. So, you can build your own ADAPTIVE TOOL/SYSTEM    if you can and others have - not just me. I also teach this in my advanced AE Courses. I actually think I can automate a lot of the processes but there are a few gaps and I've not had any urgency to work further with it then with what I have.  On to your Q, it's a lot like Web development - you have options for Full Code, Lo-Code and No-Code. And in terms of Adaptive and even Responsive features, these too are the options you have.  ... View more

Excellent Idea!  It's been ages since I messed about with Prefs Text files - those wild and unwieldly days have long been replaced with a firmer desire for stability.  🙂 But for this, I may do a little digging in. I've also been loosely thinking of using the Render Queue which stores useful, related, information - so, write a nifty little script that renders a very small JPG; then deletes the JPG. The motivation is to register the Comp's Accessed date+time in the Render Queue. But also thinking of when to best use it as well as when it becomes pointless using it - these should give a good indication on its worthiness. Thanks again - have a great day. BTW, your name is very familiar  🙂 ... View more

You did ask about proximity.  🙂 So, yes you can do it with AE's Text Animators. The example you provided requires Affected Characters knowing the relative position of the Effector. And if the Effector is [above, below,noDifference] the Affected Characters will move differently. I've tried this but it's been a while - I'm quite certain I managed to pull it off or at least the Text Animators did do the job. On the example you shared, in AE, I would break up the paragraph into individual lines - quite easy to do with Javascript String Manipulation - single paragraph input and then have each Text Layer/Line grab its text string/line. All the Proximity Code will be identical so this helps simplify the set up too.  And it's dangerous to compare with JS Text Tools on the web cos they can do amazing stuff and very quickly too. And of course, per character Rect Boundary, be default is always good to have. And there are Particle Generators in AE that may provide an efficient solution to the sample you shared. A while back, I shared the AEP to the sample I shared. If you want to take a look, I can dig it up and post it on my site. ... View more

This Reactive Effect uses Text Animators.  ... View more

The sample below was done entirely with Text Animators. I see the new styling features more for non-animation use-cases. There is definitely opportunity to explore creative options in the area for sure.  Congrats to the team on getting this out - such a huge task.  ... View more

The Youtube Channel, Animoplex, has a well-structured AE Expressions Course -  https://youtu.be/SFgWa5G0VAE?list=PLvr5U5ZSt6IzHyvSL9fo0M9NRPsTvra31 I recommend it to anyone who's keen to learn AE Expressions. And if you reach a stage where you want to go deeper, I've got a niche Advanced AE Course that uses Advanced Expressions.  https://www.broadcastgems.com/consulting-training ... View more

Hi @Douglas_Waterfall , I keep getting hit with this issue. Any update on your end? Have you been able to repro? ... View more

It's a pain for sure. What I do is double-click on a property in the EGP - this sends the UI to the property in the Timeline. It's much quicker than right-clicking and then selecting from a displayed list. I'm also surprised scripting doesn't support this because AFAIK you can send props to the EGP via scripting. Perhaps you'll want to get in touch with Alex White of AeViewer and Ae2MoGRT to see if he can look into this, to add it as a feature to his excellent, related, products. ... View more

The pre-installed Create Nulls from Path script includes a Trace Path feature which is super-useful for creating LIVE Paths. See this quick example - https://youtu.be/jKKVhBDHAkI The script creates an Expression in the Position Property. Copy this into the position of the layer you want to be on this path. HTH ... View more

Cool! Thanks for sharing. Always good to see the work of others.   ... View more

Go for it! This is a Public Beta - nothing is secret.  🙂 Looking forward to take a look at it. I've been busy with my recently-launched Advanced Responsive MoGRTs course. It's always good to see what others are doing.   ... View more

The Start/End has never updated in the manner you described and this is the case for as long as I can recall. However, you can force the update by toggling between Percentage/Index and then back again; depending on which was currently active when you changed the Based On prop.  ... View more

There is a Command for Freeze Frame and another for Freeze on Last Frame and these can be set to their respective shortcuts. Will this work for you? Perhaps there is a better/alternate way too – After a pre-render, the rendered asset is brought into AE and it goes into the Comp that was used to render this asset. The rendered asset is then placed at the top of the timeline hierarchy and set to Solo.  These steps ensures your original timeline structure retains its original structure and this is a good thing should you have to re-render the pre-render comp again. What's important is to retain your main/render comp structure even as you commit to pre-renders and begin using these pre-rendered assets in place of their originating comps. HTH ... View more

Interesting. However, an Expression Error in the Active Comp should also be an Error when in Project-Wide Viiew. So, the logical separation should be -  A - Show All Errors - all Comps, including Active Comp B - Show Errors only in Active Comp I don't want a case where we get, Show All Errors EXCEPT Active Comp. This is dangerous IMO plus I don't see how this can be useful BUTT I'm willing to listen if you have use-cases for this. The Different Color Coded Bars is a good idea. I would still be concerned with the UI being easy-to-find in terms of the user knowing they can change the type of errors shown as well as how/where to change it.     ... View more

This thread also has the solution and it's laid out quite clearly, if you haven't solved it - https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/child-layers-distorted/td-p/10652220  ... View more