In this tutorial, Sergei will show you how to get the correct text layer size using Expressions in After Effects.
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CODE FOR WIDTH:
targetLayer = thisComp.layer(„Layer Name“);
w = targetLayer.sourceRectAtTime().width;
s = targetLayer.transform.scale[0];
p = (s – 100)* .01;
finalSize = w + p * w;
finalSize
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CODE FOR HEIGHT:
targetLayer = thisComp.layer(„Layer Name“);
h = targetLayer.sourceRectAtTime().height;
s = targetLayer.transform.scale[1];
p = (s – 100)* .01;
finalSize = w + p * h;
finalSize
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