Texturge

Texturge Beta is a comprehensive architectural rebuild of the plugin. Building on the stable Alpha foundation, Beta introduces a brand-new multi-layer animation composition system, compile-time animation bake pipeline, runtime stage controller, and a complete Blueprint & C++ API, delivering unprecedented flexibility and performance for professional text animation production.

Key Beta Updates

• Multi-Layer Animation Composition — UGlyphAnimationLayer (73 Blueprint functions) and UGlyphAnimationFactory (69 Blueprint functions) implement additive, override, and cross-fade blending of independent animation layers, with ordered tweak steps of 10 properties × 5 operations (51 functions per side)
• Compile-Time Animation Bake — FAnimationCompiler pre-compiles animation blueprints into FBakedAnimation, zero bake overhead at runtime
• Fingerprint Caching — CityHash64 dual fingerprints (text + blueprint) with automatic invalidation after compilation via CompileCount and Track/Section signatures
• Stage Control — UTextAnimationStageController manages playback, direction, looping, and per-glyph evaluation
• Glyph Scheduling — FGlyphScheduleInfo provides independent scheduling per glyph (delay, skip, classification) with Index = -1 global semantics
• BlueprintNativeEvent Custom Logic — BuildDefaultAnimation lets designers override the default animation generation logic in Blueprint
• Animation Clipping — Layer / Factory-level SetAnimationClipAt front/back trimming (playback axis, 0.3.0)
• PBM Physical Pigment Tinting — tinting uses the Pigment-Based Mixing (PBM) algorithm: real-time pigment mixing built on Kubelka–Munk two-flux theory — yellow + blue makes green, complementary pairs mix into muddy colors, deep colors lightened with white stay saturated, matching real paint intuition; no look-up tables, O(1) constant time (Texturge::GlyphRender::ApplyTint, MIT open source)
• 21-Channel Per-Layer Curve Storage — FPerLayerCurves stores each layer’s complete curve data independently, eliminating curve merge errors

Documentation Navigation

Tutorials

Step-by-step guides to mastering Texturge Beta from scratch.

• Quick Start → — Install, configure, and verify the Texturge plugin
• Using Preset Animations → — Quick results with the 16 built-in presets
• Creating Custom Animations → — Author your own UTextAnimationBlueprint animations
• Rich Text Animation → — <anim id="..."> tags and UTextAnimationDataAsset mapping
• Custom Blueprint Logic → — Override BuildDefaultAnimation and Blueprint nodes

Guides

Deep dives into Texturge Beta’s architecture and design.

• Architecture Overview → — Module structure, data flow, and core design principles
• Bake Pipeline → — FAnimationCompiler compile-time baking and fingerprint caching
• Multi-Layer Animation → — Layer stacking modes and UGlyphAnimationFactory orchestration
• Localization → — ULocalizationSubsystem semantic anchors and 15-language support
• Performance → — Maximize runtime frame rate and memory efficiency
• Migration from Alpha → — Complete steps for upgrading from Alpha to Beta

Reference

Complete reference for configuration, track types, and tag syntax.

• Configuration Reference → — UTexturgeSettings and animation asset configuration
• Track Types → — Sequencer track types and 21-channel properties
• Blend Modes → — The four ETextAnimationBlendMode modes in detail
• Glyph Schedule → — FGlyphScheduleInfo parameters and scheduling API
• Rich Text Tags → — FTagParser syntax and FAnimationEntry
• Blueprint Nodes → — Full node quick reference and parameter override priority

API

Complete technical documentation for C++ and Blueprint APIs.

• Runtime API → — UTextAnimationStageController, UTextAnimator, and other C++ classes
• Editor API → — FTextAnimationBlueprintEditor and designer viewport extensions
• Blueprint API → — SetBlueprintVariable and playback control method signatures
• Data Structures → — FBakedAnimation, FGlyphAnimationState, and complete struct definitions