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Comprehensive text customization function that allows you to modify typography, appearance, layout, content, and animation. Perfect for creating dynamic text content with complete control over styling.

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Examples

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Basic text modification

{
  "type": "function",
  "name": "nx:text-params-set",
  "params": {
    "layerName": "Title",
    "textValue": "Hello World!",
    "fontSize": 48,
    "fillColor": "#ffffff"
  }
}

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Complete text styling

{
  "type": "function",
  "name": "nx:text-params-set",
  "params": {
    "layerName": "Styled Text",
    "textValue": "Custom Text",
    "font": "Arial Bold",
    "fontSize": 36,
    "fillColor": [1, 1, 1],
    "strokeColor": [0, 0, 0],
    "strokeWidth": 2,
    "applyStroke": true,
    "justification": "center",
    "tracking": 100
  }
}

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Text with positioning and expressions

{
  "type": "function",
  "name": "nx:text-params-set",
  "params": {
    "composition": "Main Comp",
    "layerName": "Animated Title",
    "textValue": "Dynamic Text",
    "positionValue": [960, 540],
    "scaleExpression": "wiggle(2, 10)",
    "opacityExpression": "Math.sin(time * 2) * 50 + 50"
  }
}

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Parameters

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Typography

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font
string
Font family name
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fontSize
number
Font size in points
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tracking
number
Letter spacing/tracking value

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Appearance

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fillColor
array | string
Fill color in multiple formats:
  • RGB arrays: [1,1,1] (0-1 range) or [255,255,255] (0-255 range)
  • Hex strings: #ffffff
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strokeColor
array | string
Stroke color in multiple formats:
  • RGB arrays: [1,1,1] (0-1 range) or [255,255,255] (0-255 range)
  • Hex strings: #ffffff
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strokeWidth
number
Width of the text stroke
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strokeOverFill
boolean
Whether stroke appears over fill
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applyStroke
boolean
Whether to apply stroke to text
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applyFill
boolean
Whether to apply fill to text

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Layout

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justification
string
Text alignment: ‘left’, ‘right’, or ‘center’
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positionValue
array
[x, y] position coordinates

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Content

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layerName
string
required
Name of the text layer to modify
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textValue
string
The actual text content
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textExpression
string
After Effects expression for text

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Animation

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positionExpression
string
After Effects expression for position
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scaleExpression
string
After Effects expression for scale
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opacityExpression
string
After Effects expression for opacity

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Composition

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composition
string
Name/ID of the composition (optional)
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