SourceRectAtTime for multiple lines hack?

[Kevin Camp]

can you do the typewriter effect in the source text? if so, sourceRectAtTime() should work for what I think you are trying to do.

You may want to have a fixed width for the rectangle, but as the text types onto a new line the box should expand vertically to accommodate the new line(s).

a simple type-on expression in source text would be something like this:

rate = 10 ; // characters per second
substr( 0, rate * ( time – inPoint ) )

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Roei Tzoref]

Hi Kevin, I need this for a transcript animation that follows a sound guide so I do need an end keyframe that I could animate.

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[Kevin Camp]

sorry Roei, just saw this…

if you are still working on this, add a slider to the text layer and set keyframes to animate from 0 to 1, then try this expression:

completion = effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”) ;
n = linear( completion, 0, value.length ) ;
substr( 0, n )

the text will type-on based on the keyframes set on the slider.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Roei Tzoref]

thanks Kevin. I tried but I don’t see any different result than simply not using the expression and regular animator with scale property. here’s my problem:

when I want it to look like this:

here’s the project file if you can test it:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JWBrWp8s_stqHTVK5zMMTJb6bEdc1EBP

you can use myriad hebrew.

Roei Tzoref
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[Kevin Camp]

now i see what you are trying to do…

the only way I think you can do this is to use separate text layers for each line…

it would be nice to have one master text layer that you type into, and then expression on several other text layers that parse the ‘master’ text into separate lines bassoon newlines (\n or \r\n), but i’ve never been able to get after effects to detect a newline, just a hard return (\r).

example:

text.sourceText.split(‘\r’)[1]; // will return the second line after a hard return (carriage return)

but

text.sourceText.split(‘\n’)[1]; // will will not return the second line after a newline wrap in area text

maybe some one has found a workaround to detect newlines and will chime in.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Roei Tzoref]

Thanks for all your feedback Kevin.

Roei Tzoref
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[Costel Letsoc]

I’m dealing with a similar question which is what do you have to do in case you have a strap with two lines of text

Line1; Full Name (format text = Bold 50pt)
Line 2; Description (format text = Regular 35pt)

and the box needs to adjust size based on the line that is the longest one …

Size of bg box to be scaled on the Text Source “Full Name “+ Text Source “Description”

[Roei Tzoref]

posting this template. please try it and see if that works for you and give me a feedback ☺
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wROzAUeBnMFo9SiDrns041grLKD40YKf/view?usp=drivesdk

Roei Tzoref
2D/VFX Generalist & Instructor
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http://www.tzoref.com

[Tomas Bumbulevičius]

Roei, thats an interesting approach. However, when applying different text lengths, each line sizes varies.

For example, add a lot of ‘i’s in the same line and you will see what I mean.

I built a template called Boxer, which allows achieving the following with up to 10 lines.

This is exaggerated outcome, by animating the sliders, but all lines as well as all the distances are calculated automatically.

Find out more:
After Effects Tutorials: motion design, expressions, scripting.
Boxer – Dynamic Text Boxes Template with a Live Preview

[Roei Tzoref]

[Tomas Bumbulevičius] “Roei, thats an interesting approach. However, when applying different text lengths, each line sizes varies.

For example, add a lot of ‘i’s in the same line and you will see what I mean.”

thank you Tomas, yes that’s why I made controllers.

is there a way to test your preset before purchasing?

Roei Tzoref
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