[Adam Greenberg]

remove your expressiom, and try this on anchor point;

posterizeTime(0);

function getNumRows(myLeading, myFontSize, height) {

H = height – myFontSize * 0.5;

return Math.floor(H / myLeading);

}

H = sourceRectAtTime(time, false).height;

var myStyle = text.sourceText.style;

myFontSize = myStyle.fontSize;

myLeading = myStyle.autoLeading ? myFontSize * 1.15 : myStyle.leading;

numRows = getNumRows(myLeading, myFontSize, H);

S = scale[1] * 0.01;

value + [0, numRows * myLeading * S];

[Adam Greenberg]

Im sorry I dont have the eaxct solution, but this should help you to get to the solution you are looking for.

https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/finding-the-longest-text/

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finding the longest text - Adobe After Effects Expressions - Creative COW

[Adam Greenberg]

try this, here is a 150 increment box, change gap value as needed

150_increment.aep 94 KB After Effects Project Files - Click to view

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[Adam Greenberg]

thanks so much, Im going to try it out

[Adam Greenberg]

here is an animation. notice how the fist word is centered. then the whole phrase once all words are present, is centered. and each text layer has its own animation on scale and color and position. but the position is dependant on the final positioning of the whole phrase

3texts.mp4 617 KB MPEG-4 - Click to view

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[Adam Greenberg]

thanks Hector Vera, I haven’t tried it yet, but it would not center the first word. This is important. It is the only word we see at the beginning of the animation so it would be nice it if was centered. The problem is when we have 3 words ( which must be center justified – and on seperate layers ) I dont see how the composition will realign these layers centered while maintaining the first words initial position. I did however find a way to automatically center the 3 layers, but only if I have the justification centered, which wont work with the naimation I need to apply. I have a feeling the task is impossible.

[Adam Greenberg]

can you post your project ( without source files )

[Adam Greenberg]

lol, im no genius. i just had some free time and this is a common expression. im glad it helped

[Adam Greenberg]

scale the rectangle for the left edge ? something like this ?

rectangle.aep 75 KB After Effects Project Files - Click to view

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[Adam Greenberg]

yes 2 solutions from Kevin and Dan, both are in the following thread.

https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/better-than-ease/

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better than ease ? - Adobe After Effects Expressions - Creative COW