Concatenating/Combining Text Layers

[Walter Soyka]

Are you familiar with expressions? Perhaps you could adapt the expressions in this thread for x/width instead of y/height:

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/1135735

Walter Soyka
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[Raj Sha]

Thank You Walter for quick response. I am able to apply the expression in layers and it is working fine for y/height. I can move the slider and layers are moving fine.

Though I don’t know how to do it for x/Width. Can you help here?

Also, can this be done automatically every time I change the word or do i need to change it through slider all the time?

Thanks!
R

[Cassius Marques]

I’m assuming copying pasting the texts to a single text layer somehow doesn’t work for you? (just making sure you have considered it)

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[Max Haller]

Hey I think i got a set up that should work for you. You’ll have to set up the layers exactly like this for it to work though.

So in my example i have three text layers: Left , Center, Right. The anchor point for the Left layer should be bottom right corner, It should be bottom center for the Center layer, and bottom left corner for the Right layer. The Left and Right can be set to left align text (paragraph option tab) and Center needs to be set to Center Text.

In the position property of the Left layer use this:

s = thisComp.layer(“center”);
xw = s.sourceRectAtTime(time-s.inPoint,true).width/2;
x = thisComp.layer(“center”).transform.position[0];
y = thisComp.layer(“center”).transform.position[1];

[x-xw-20,y]

and in the right layer use this:

s = thisComp.layer(“center”);
xw = s.sourceRectAtTime(time-s.inPoint,true).width/2;
x = thisComp.layer(“center”).transform.position[0];
y = thisComp.layer(“center”).transform.position[1];

[x+xw+20,y]

This will lock the side layers to the center layer’s Y position while snapping them to either end of it’s width. The “+20” part of the expression is the padding that you can adjust.

[Raj Sha]

Hello Cassius,

Yes, I have considered that option and unfortunately it didn’t work for me!!

Thank You
R

[Raj Sha]

Hi Max

BIG BIG Thank You!!! That is exactly what I needed.!!!

Thank You everyone for taking time out and helping me and a BIG Thank You to Max once more!!

Cheers Guys!!
R