What It Does
Ticker builds text crawls and scrolling animations from structured data files. Import a CSV, TSV, or JSON, set your alignment and timing, and the script generates organized compositions with proper layer naming, labeling, and automatic spacing. Supports five animation types: crawls (left to right or right to left), and vertical scrolls (top to bottom or bottom to top), plus an overlap text animation.
Key Features
Five animation types. Horizontal crawls, vertical scrolls, and overlap text animations cover most ticker scenarios.
Three alignment options. Left, center, or right alignment for horizontal crawls. Vertical animations scroll from top to bottom or bottom to top.
Pixel-perfect positioning. Automatic spacing calculates based on word spacing and rounds the value. Manual spacing lets you set exact pixel distances.
RTL support. Reverses text for right-to-left languages and fixes anchor points for numbers and special characters. Works in After Effects versions before 23.1 that lack native RTL support.
Custom fonts. Load any font installed on your system. Set text color and apply bold styling to titles, text, or separators independently.
Total time for crawls. Specify the total duration, and the script splits time evenly across segments.
Looping crawls. Enable looping for continuous scrolling with overlap text at the start and end.
File support. Import TXT files or CSV/TSV files. The script cleans up rows and cells automatically.
Compositions organizer. Numbers, colors, and folders compositions. Older versions move into a “Previous Ticker Versions” folder.
Presets. Save and load settings, including on other machines. Remove the default preset to restore factory settings.
Layer naming and labeling. Titles appear green, text dark green, separators blue. Names follow a processed name plus count format.
Motion blur and drop shadow. Add composition blur, CC Force Motion Blur, parabolic animation, backgrounds, and drop shadows.
Hotkeys. Build (Space), Import (i), switch tabs (a/s/d for Ticker/Text/Settings).
Who It’s For
Useful for news graphics, sports scores, stock tickers, credit rolls, or any scenario where you need to animate text from a data file. The preset system and automatic organization work well for editors handling multiple versions or languages.
Pricing
Pay-what-you-want for individual users (suggested price $14.99). Businesses and teams must pay the suggested price for a valid license. Includes a free trial limited to 5 lines.