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MANUAL / SCRIPT

Palf FontMixer

Installation and operation of FontMixer Pro and Lite for assigning fonts by character set.

01

Installation

  1. 01

    Copy Palf_FontMixer_1.1.1.jsxbin to the After Effects Scripts/ScriptUI Panels folder.

  2. 02

    Restart After Effects, then open Palf FontMixer from the Window menu.

Windows
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels
macOS
/Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels
01

Installation

  1. 01

    Copy Palf_FontMixer_lite_1.1.1.jsxbin to the After Effects Scripts/ScriptUI Panels folder.

  2. 02

    Restart After Effects, then open Palf FontMixer Lite from the Window menu.

Windows
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels
macOS
/Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels
02

Pro licence authentication

On the first launch of the Pro edition, a licence-key field is shown. If you bought it on BOOTH, enter the order number. If you bought it on Lemon Squeezy, enter the issued licence key. It may take some time before activation becomes valid.

The Lite edition does not require licence authentication.

03

FontMixer Pro panel

Palf FontMixer — FontMixer Pro panel 1
FontMixer Pro panel / UI REFERENCE 01
Preset
Selects a saved font configuration.
Character-set list
Stores character sets, fonts, size and baseline values. Sets are evaluated from top to bottom; double-click one to edit it.
Get font
Assigns the selected text layer font to the selected character sets.
Apply
Applies the current configuration to the selected text layers.
04

Character-set details

Set the name, relative size, baseline, vertical and horizontal scale, and matching characters. Characters may be entered directly, as Unicode such as \u0041, or as a range such as A-Z.

Palf FontMixer — Character-set details 1
Character-set details / UI REFERENCE 01

Character sets are applied from top to bottom. Move the preferred set upwards when ranges overlap.

05

Variable fonts

Selecting a character set that uses a variable font reveals the variable-font button. Adjust every available axis by input or slider.

Palf FontMixer — Variable fonts 1
Variable fonts / UI REFERENCE 01
06

Settings

Palf FontMixer — Settings 1
Settings / UI REFERENCE 01
Preset path
Selects the folder used to save and load presets.
Language
Choose Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, or follow the system setting.
Font-name format
Chooses the native, English or PostScript name shown in the panel.
07

Basic workflow

  1. 01

    Set the desired font on a text layer.

  2. 02

    Select the target character sets and run Get Font.

  3. 03

    Adjust size, baseline, matching ranges and order as required.

  4. 04

    Select the target text layers and run Apply.

02

Lite edition

Lite requires no licence. You can set fonts per character set, save presets, and apply the settings to selected layers. Pro details such as size, baseline and scale, adding character sets, composite-font import and variable axes are not included.

Palf FontMixer — Lite edition 1
Lite edition / UI REFERENCE 01
Palf FontMixer — Lite edition 2
Lite edition / UI REFERENCE 02