[Yoan Boisjoli]

Hey Joshua!

If you’re looking for an easier solution, here’s what I usually do (see the screenshot as well):

I create invisible text layers that are included in the Essential Graphics panel for editors to modify. These text layers are then assembled and linked to the main visible text layers. Here’s what the expression looks like:

var year = thisComp.layer("Year").text.sourceText; //linking the text layer for the year
var endTxt = thisComp.layer("End text").text.sourceText; //linking the text layer for the end part
"© " + year + " XYZ Corp. All Rights Reserved. " + endTxt //assembling everything together

in this case, I have a text layer for the year and one for the ending like in your case. so that way, the year can also be adjusted.

Let me know if you got any questions !

[Yoan Boisjoli]

I just tried setLeftMargin(value) and made it work by linking a slider to it. The margin suddenly was animated when adjusting the slider’s value. Here’s the code I used:

marginValue = effect("Slider Control")(1).value;
text.sourceText.style.setLeftMargin(marginValue);

[Yoan Boisjoli]

That’s very cool Roland!

As for these specific expressions, here’s what I found (I think some of them seem pretty useful)

setSpaceBefore(value) – Sets the space before a paragraph.

setSpaceAfter(value) – Sets the space after a paragraph.

setLeftMargin(value) – Adjusts the left margin of a text box.

setRightMargin(value) – Adjusts the right margin of a text box.

setHangingRoman(value) – Toggles hanging punctuation (like quotes/punctuation outside the margin). true = enabled, false = disabled.

setLineJoin(value) – Controls how multi-line text connects. Possible values:

0 → Miter join (sharp corners)

1 → Round join (rounded corners)

2 → Bevel join (chopped corners)

Is this what you were looking for?

[Yoan Boisjoli]

Hey Roland !

Haven’t tried all of them but here’s a great video to watch to grasp what some of the new features offers and how to use them !

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[Yoan Boisjoli]

Hi Tepi!

Something like that should work:

t = Math.abs(Math.round(effect("Number")("Slider"))); // Get the number value
c = Math.abs(Math.round(effect("Comma Position")("Slider"))); // Get the comma position
tStr = t.toString(); // Convert to string
len = tStr.length;
if (c >= len) {
    result = tStr; // If c is larger than number length, return the number as is
} else {
    insertPos = len - c; // Determine where to insert the comma
    result = tStr.substring(0, insertPos) + "," + tStr.substring(insertPos);
}
result;

This expression takes a number from a slider, converts it to a string, and inserts a comma at the position determined by another slider, counting from the right.

Cheers!

[Yoan Boisjoli]

if you’re interested, you can always learn more on Dan’s website here:

https://www.motionscript.com/articles/speed-control.html

motionscript.com

Expression Speed and Frequency Control

Dan Ebberts's resource for After Effects scripting and expressions

[Yoan Boisjoli]

Hi Casey! The issue you’re facing is that when the slider is keyframed, the position calculation is always relative to the current time, which causes an abrupt jump instead of smoothly slowing down. Try this:

spd = thisLayer.effect("Speed")("Slider");
t0 = thisLayer.inPoint;
accum = 0;
n = spd.numKeys;
if (n > 0 && spd.key(1).time < time) {
    accum = spd.key(1).value * (spd.key(1).time - t0);
    for (i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
        if (spd.key(i).time > time) break;
        k1 = spd.key(i - 1);
        k2 = spd.key(i);
        accum += (k1.value + k2.value) * (k2.time - k1.time) / 2;
    }
    accum += (spd.value + spd.key(i - 1).value) * (time - spd.key(i - 1).time) / 2;
} else {
    accum = spd.value * (time - t0);
}
[value[0], value[1] + accum];

[Yoan Boisjoli]

Hi Moritz!

What you’re looking for is the linear() method.

Basically you apply this to your rotation and tell it where to take its value from and how to apply it.

Example if 0 on your slider represents 0° of rotation and 100 represents 360°, you would use something like this:

linear(link slider here, 0, 100, 0, 360)

With that method you can remap many values.

Let me know if anything!

[Yoan Boisjoli]

Here Tamara, I had a bit of time so I made a simple set up with the “create nulls from path”. Lemme know if it works for you and if you understand or have any questions.

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[Yoan Boisjoli]

Hi Tamara! Thanks for the screenshot!

Question: Have you tried the “Create Nulls from Path” option in After Effects? It automatically generates a null object for each point on your Bézier path, which can be very helpful! From there, you can dynamically link the nulls to react to the text layers.

If you think you’ll do this kind of action a lot of times, then I’d recommend going with tools like Pins & Boxes or Smart Rekt.

Let me know if you need anything else !