User Guide

160 Chapter 9: Creating Motion
Expand
Expands, contracts, or expands and contracts
objects over time. This effect works best with
two or more objects grouped together or
combined in a movie clip or graphic symbol.
Objects containing text or letters work well with
this effect.
• Expand duration, in frames
• Expand, squeeze, both
• Expand direction, to left, from center, to right
• Fragment offset, in pixels
• Shift group center by, x, y offset, in pixels
• Change fragment size by, height, width, in pixels
Explode
Gives the illusion of an object exploding.
Elements of text or a complex group of objects
(symbols, shapes or video clips) break apart,
spin, and arc outward.
• Effect duration, in frames
• Direction of explosion, upward to left, center, or
right, downward to left, center, or right
• Arc size, x, y offset in pixels
• Rotate fragments by, in degrees
• Change fragments size by, in degrees
• Final alpha, in percentage
Transform
Adjusts the position, scale, rotation, alpha, and
tint of the selected elements. Use Transform to
apply a single effect or a combination of effects
to create Fade In/Out, Fly In/Out, Grow/Shrink,
and Spin Left/Right effects.
• Effect duration, in frames
• Move to position, x, y offset, in pixels
• Change position by, x, y offset, in pixels
• Scale, lock to equally apply change, in
percentage, unlock to apply x and/or y axis
change separately, in percentage
• Rotate, in degrees
• Spin, number of times
• Times, counterclockwise, clockwise
• Change color, select/deselect
• Final color, in RGB hex value
• Final alpha, in percentage
• Motion ease
Transition
Wipes in or wipes out selected objects by
fading, wiping, or a combination of both.
• Effect duration, in frames
• Direction, toggle between in (coming in) and out
(going out), select up, down, left, or right
• Fade, select/deselect
• Wipe, select/deselect
• Motion ease
Motion effect name and description Settings