What It Does
Animated TextBlock creates text blocks that maintain a fixed width while allowing you to animate properties that standard After Effects text layers can’t handle well. It forces text to scale and fit within a defined block width, then lets you animate tracking, alignment, and vertical positioning. Useful for kinetic typography where you need precise width control and animated typographic properties.
Key Features
Scale to fit width. Text automatically scales to match your defined block width, keeping layouts consistent across different text strings.
Animated tracking. Adjust letter spacing over time, something that requires expression workarounds with standard text layers.
Animated alignment. Shift text alignment from left to center to right within the same block without repositioning layers.
Vertical anchor animation. Control vertical text positioning through the block’s anchor point.
Formatted text support. Works with styled text (bold, italics, different font weights) within the same block.
Color dependence on size. Text color can change based on scale, creating dynamic color shifts as text animates.
Pseudo Effect controls. Access all settings through familiar After Effects effect controls rather than a separate panel.
The plugin is GPU-accelerated and works through a dockable panel.
Who It’s For
Motion designers working on title sequences or kinetic typography projects where text needs to maintain specific width constraints while animating typographic properties. Also useful for data-driven text animations where content length varies but layout needs to stay fixed.
Pricing
$29.99 for a single-user license. Free trial available. Volume discounts: 10% off when buying 2 licenses, 15% off for 5, 20% off for 10.