# Text and Lottie **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 14, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272 "2022-08-14T10:00:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liav.zabari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/liav.zabari/32/2274_2.png) [@liav.zabari](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/liav.zabari)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/1 "2022-08-14T10:00:41Z")
Hi I made a Demo of typing animation. When I export it with live text some of the masks stop working, element move aside - It’s not comes right When I export it with Shape Layers (instead of live text) it all comes right but very heavy Is there something to do, to lighten it up? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/nick/32/2859_2.png) [@nick](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/nick)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/2 "2022-08-19T06:12:48Z")
Hey Liav Lottie does not support all features of Adobe After Effects; please refer to the link for more details > **[Lottie Supported Features](https://lottiefiles.com/supported-features)** > > Lottie does not support all features of Adobe After Effects; please refer to the list below for details. Perhaps, @irbypace would be able to give insight? ---
**Author:** ![irbypace](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/irbypace/32/3165_2.png) [@irbypace](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/irbypace)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/3 "2022-08-19T15:31:21Z")
@liav.zabari Can you send me both examples? Thanks for tagging me @nick ---
**Author:** ![liav.zabari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/liav.zabari/32/2274_2.png) [@liav.zabari](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/liav.zabari)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/4 "2022-08-29T08:25:02Z")
Thank you @irbypace ! Yes I can, as json files or the Ae itself? ---
**Author:** ![irbypace](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/irbypace/32/3165_2.png) [@irbypace](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/irbypace)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/5 "2022-09-01T17:23:08Z")
@liav.zabari You can send both animation lottie links and the AE if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Stark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/matt_stark/32/3064_2.png) [@Matt\_Stark](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/Matt_Stark)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/6 "2023-09-22T17:50:07Z")
In the supported features, it doesn’t allow text paths on Windows as of Sep 2023. This requires me to create shapes from text in AE and THEN I have to delete all merge paths that are automatically created because THOSE are also not supported. Can anyone please point me to a solution that will help me not waste that time? Greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![irbypace](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/irbypace/32/3165_2.png) [@irbypace](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/irbypace)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/7 "2023-10-30T16:42:31Z")
When it creates the ‘merge paths’ just use the search bar on the AE layers and search for merge paths, then just delete them ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Stark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/matt_stark/32/3064_2.png) [@Matt\_Stark](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/Matt_Stark)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/text-and-lottie/3272/8 "2023-10-30T17:56:32Z")
@irbypace I’ve done this. The problem is that you have to manually delete each merge paths and can’t delete all merge paths in a layer with one command. I think I prepped in Illustrator a different way last time I brought shape layers in with Overlord without merge paths.