[Jean Baptiste]

Hello Nick,

I was inspired by Trent’s answer. You can download here a AE project with a proposition.
https://github.com/jybedesign/after-effects-name-splitter

This solution is :
– Using “Essential graphic” panel to set the First name & Last name in the Precomp.
– Using a “marker comment” to set the name by the user in the main comp (with an underscore to separate the two elements).
– Possibility to ignore the marker and simply type the names in the “Essential Properties” expressions.

Hope it will help.

[Jean Baptiste]

Hello Hadi,

You can try to use this expression in a Text Layer “Source Text” field.

FONT_SIZE = effect(“FONT_SIZE”)(“Slider”);
text.sourceText.style.setFontSize(FONT_SIZE);

Attention, you must : Go to File > Project Setting > Expressions, and set the Expression Engine to JavaScript. Otherwise, “text style” expressions won’t work.

Project sample here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4qxgmmd66xtam7p/

More information on Text Style Expressions here :
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expressions-text-properties.html

[Jean Baptiste]

Hello Matt,

I may have a solution using “Set Matte”. Take a look at this AE project.

Pay attention, the Collapse Transformation (the Sunshine icon) of the Pre comp MUST stay OFF, or the Set Matte position will bug (activate the Sunshine if you want to see the bug when it’s ON).

SOLUTION A
14284_solutiona.aep.zip

JB