This download includes an After Effects script that automates the creation and customization of a styled text layer and background box in After Effects, allowing users to quickly generate well-formatted text elements with matching background rectangles that adapt in size and style.
What’s provided?
• After Effects Script
• Documentation on how to install
• Video tutorial
Key Features and Benefits
Text Input & Styling
• Enter custom text directly in the panel
• Set casing (UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case)
• Adjust tracking (letter spacing)
Auto-Resizing Behavior
• Free Flowing: Text box grows as text changes
• Auto-Resize: Scale text to fit within a max width
• Fixed Box: Enforce fixed box width (resizes text accordingly)
Alignment Control
• Align text and box: Left, Center, or Right
Color Customization
• Set text color, box fill color, and stroke color using color pickers
Box Styling Options
• Toggle fill and stroke
• Control stroke width
• Adjust padding (top, bottom, left, right)
• Set rounded corner radius
UI Panel Integration
• Built as a resizable ScriptUI panel, making it dockable in the AE interface
Free vs Pro
| Feature | Free Version | Pro Version |
|---|---|---|
| Text Input & Case Control | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Tracking Adjustment | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Alignment (Left, Center, Right) | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Color Pickers (Text, Box, Stroke) | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Fill & Stroke Toggle | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Stroke Width Control | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Box Padding Control | No | Yes ✓ |
| Free Flowing Text Mode | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Auto-Resize Text Mode | Yes ✓ | Yes ✓ |
| Fixed Box Width Mode (Important Feature) | No | Yes ✓ |
| Rounded Corners | No | Yes ✓ |
