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AE2024.6.2 – Expression Removing Second Font in line
On my single line I need to use a second font for registration marks and the typeface is being removed with this expression applied to it. I can not upgrade AE and I’m not sure why the code is removing the second typeface or how to fix it.
X = text.sourceText; F = Math.round(time * effect("Blink Speed")("Slider") % 1); L = X.length; T = time * effect("Speed")("Slider") - effect("Start At")("Slider") * effect("Speed")("Slider"); Cursor = " "; if (F==1 | T>0) Cursor = " | "; if (T>=L) Cursor = " "; if (T>0) X.substr(0,T) + Cursor else Cursor -
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Hi Lukasz! So you would like to have a different font for the cursor without upgrading to the new After Effects 2025 which supports the per character expression styling?
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Unless you’re taking advantage of the new per-character styling feature in AE 2025, whenever you apply an expression to the source text property, all characters get the same styling as the first character.
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if you ever consider upgrading, here’s an expression that works for having 2 different fonts. I also added an option for controlling the font size of the cursor:
var X = text.sourceText;
var F = Math.round(time * effect("Blink Speed")("Slider") % 1);
var L = X.length;
var T = time * effect("Speed")("Slider") - effect("Start At")("Slider") * effect("Speed")("Slider");
// Define the main text and cursor with distinct styles
var baseStyle = X.style.setFont("Helvetica-Bold"); // Main font
var cursorFont = "CourierBOLD"; // Cursor font
var Cursor = " ";
if (F == 1 || T > 0) Cursor = "|";
if (T >= L) Cursor = " ";
// Combine the text with the cursor
var displayText = T > 0 ? X.substr(0, T) + Cursor : Cursor;
// Apply styling
var styledText = baseStyle.setText(displayText);
// Apply the cursor font style only to the cursor portion
if (Cursor.trim() != "") {
styledText = styledText.setFont(cursorFont, displayText.length - Cursor.length, Cursor.length).setFontSize(100, displayText.length - Cursor.length, Cursor.length);
}
// Return the final styled text
styledText;
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Got it. Thanks Dan. I’ll have to find a new approach to my setup then. We are unable to upgrade the team to the latest.
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This is great! Thank you! I wish we could upgrade to the latest but we are locked in to 2024 at the moment.
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