INSTANTLY Break Text Apart | Free After Effects Script
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Motion Design
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After Effects doesn't have a built-in way to break apart text layers, so I made one. Split Text separates text into individual characters, words, lines, or paragraphs, and I'm giving it to you for free!
Download Split Text: https://jkinmo.com/1cz3am
Download Code Runner: https://jkinmo.com/60b03v
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— What it does —
- Split by characters, words, lines, or paragraphs
- Maintains original text styling and positioning
- Creates a controller null that parents all split layers
- Right-click to switch split modes
- Original layer is preserved (just disabled)
— More from Jake In Motion —
Courses: https://jakeinmotion.com/courses
Free tools: https://jakeinmotion.com/downloads
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:07 Split By Character
0:41 Split By Word
0:58 Split By Line
1:15 Split By Paragraph
1:36 Installing Split Text
After Effects doesn't have a built-in way to break apart text layers, so I made one. Split Text separates text into individual characters, words, lines, or paragraphs, and I'm giving it to you for free!
Download Split Text: https://jkinmo.com/1cz3am
Download Code Runner: https://jkinmo.com/60b03v
Jake In Motion Discord: https://discord.com/invite/b5PkuCCCAu
— What it does —
- Split by characters, words, lines, or paragraphs
- Maintains original text styling and positioning
- Creates a controller null that parents all split layers
- Right-click to switch split modes
- Original layer is preserved (just disabled)
— More from Jake In Motion —
Courses: https://jakeinmotion.com/courses
Free tools: https://jakeinmotion.com/downloads
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:07 Split By Character
0:41 Split By Word
0:58 Split By Line
1:15 Split By Paragraph
1:36 Installing Split Text