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MANUAL / SCRIPT

Palf MotionTextBox

Creates a text-following background box with in and out motion.

01

Installation

For the UI edition, copy Palf_MotionTextBox.jsxbin to ScriptUI Panels. Run the non-UI edition from Run Script File or a launcher.

02

Operation

  1. 01

    Select the target text layer.

  2. 02

    Run Apply to add a shape layer underneath the text.

  3. 03

    Adjust the effect controls on the generated layer.

If you remove the parenting after generation, the expression cannot get the parent text dimensions and an expression error occurs.

03

Controls

Colour
Background-box colour.
In / Out
Enable entrance and exit motion.
Fixed Width / Height
Switches width or height to a fixed value.
Width / Height
Sets padding, or the dimensions when fixed.
Start Point / End Point
Sets the motion interval in frames relative to source-text keyframes.
Ease
Adjusts easing for keyframes within the interval.
Offset Pos
Fine-tunes the box position.