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Table Of Contents
- Motion User Manual
- Contents
- Motion 2 Documentation and Resources
- Getting To Know Motion
- Creating and Managing Projects
- Creating New Projects
- Managing Projects
- Editing Project Properties
- Browsing Media Files in Motion
- File Types Supported by Motion
- Adding Media to Your Project
- Managing Objects in Your Project
- Deleting Objects From a Project
- Exchanging Media in a Project
- Object Media Tab Parameters
- Using Media in the Library
- Organizing Layers and Objects in Motion
- The Background of Your Project
- Selecting Objects and Layers in the Layers Tab
- Reorganizing Objects in the Layers Tab
- Nesting Layers Inside Other Layers
- Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
- Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects
- Fixing the Size of a Layer
- Locking Layers and Objects
- Collapsing and Uncollapsing Layer Hierarchies
- Renaming Layers
- Searching for Layers and Objects
- Sorting Layers and Objects in the Media Tab
- Customizing and Creating New Templates
- Basic Compositing
- Using the Timeline
- Using Behaviors
- Keyframes and Curves
- Using Text
- Working With Particles
- The Anatomy of a Particle System
- Using Particle Systems
- Creating Graphics and Animations for Particle Systems
- Advanced Particle System Controls
- Animating Objects in Particle Systems
- Using Behaviors With Particle Systems
- Applying Filters to Particle Systems
- Particle System Examples
- Saving Custom Particle Effects to the Library
- Using the Replicator
- The Difference Between the Replicator and a Particle System
- The Anatomy of the Replicator
- Using the Replicator
- Advanced Replicator Controls
- Animating Replicator Parameters
- Using the Sequence Replicator Behavior
- Using Behaviors With Replicators
- Applying Filters to Replicators
- Saving Custom Replicators to the Library
- Using Filters
- About Filters
- Working With Filters
- An Introduction to Filters
- Working With Filters
- Enabling, Renaming, and Locking Filters
- Copying, Pasting, and Moving Filters
- Reordering Filters
- Changing Filter Timing
- Blur Filters
- A Fun Effect That Can Be Used With All the Blur Filters
- Border Filters
- Color Correction Filters
- Distortion Filters
- Glow Filters
- Keying Filters
- Matte Filters
- Sharpen Filters
- Stylize Filters
- Tiling Filters
- Working With Third-Party Filters
- Working With Generators
- Using Shapes and Masks
- Working With Audio
- Exporting Motion Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Video and File Formats
- Supported File Formats
- Standard Definition vs. High Definition Video Formats
- Popular Video Codecs for File Exchange
- What Is Field Order?
- Using Square or Nonsquare Pixels When Creating Graphics
- Differences in Color Between Computer and Video Graphics
- Using Fonts and Creating Line Art for Video
- Scaling Imported High-Resolution Graphics
- Creating Graphics for HD Projects
- Integration With Final Cut Pro
- Using Gestures
- Index
Chapter 7 Using Text 537
Modifying the Sequence Text Behavior
Use the Sequence controls to repeat the animation over the duration of the text object,
to randomize the order in which the effect is applied to the text characters, to change
the direction of the animation, to “soften” the effect between characters, and so on.
Parameter: Use the Add and Remove pop-up menus to add and remove text format
and style parameters to the sequence.
Sequence Controls
Contains parameters to modify the way the animation moves through the text object
to randomize the animation, to change the direction of the animation, and so on.
Traversal: Sets the action of the sequence behavior to Ramp, Ping Pong, Ease In, Ease
Out, Ease In/Out, or Custom.
• Ramp: Moves the selection from one end of the text object to the other at a
constant speed. The sequence moves in the direction specified in the Direction pop-
up menu.
• Ping Pong: Moves the selection back and forth from one end of the text object to
the other. The sequence moves in the direction specified in the Direction pop-up
menu.
Note: Loops must be set to a value greater than 1 for the sequence to Ping Pong.
• Ease In: The sequence animation (the movement of the selection bars) begins
slowly and increases to normal speed as it moves through the text object.
• Ease Out: The sequence animation begins at normal speed and slows toward the
end of the text object.
• Ease In/Out: The sequence animation begins slowly, increases to normal speed as it
moves toward the middle of the duration of the text object, and slows as it reaches
the end of the text object.
• Custom: Allows you to keyframe how the selection moves through the text object.
For more information on using Custom, see “Using the Sequence Text Custom
Behavior Option” on page 542.
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