Installation

Get Simple Text ready to use.

📺 Video tutorial

​ 🚶‍♂️ Step by Step

After Effects CC 2019 or above

• From After Effects CC 2019 or above, you can install scripts by clicking on the following menu.

File > Scripts > Install Script UI Panel...

• Select the file SimpleText.jsxbin.

• Close After Effects and open it again.

After Effects CS 6 to CC 2018

• Copy the SimpleText.jsxbin file into the After Effects script folder.

Mac OS: Applications\After Effects<version>\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels

Windows: Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects <version>\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels

• If After Effects is open, close and open it again.

​ 👊Starting Simple Text for the first time

Start the script through the After Effects script menu.

Window > SimpleText.jsxbin

If requested, enable Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network.

You can dock the script wherever you want, by clicking and dragging over the panel name.

​ 🚀 Adjustments to ensure the best performance

• If you have a compatible graphics card, enable GPU Acceleration.

File > Project Settings... > Video Rendering and Effects

• In After CC 2019 or higher enable JavaScript Expression Engine.

File > Project Settings... > Expressions

The script is ready to use! 👏