Pinnacle Speakers FXDEKO - Manual (Page 112)

112 Effects, Motions, and Sequences
FXDeko User’s Guide
C REATING M OTIONS
Using the FXDeko Motion Editor, you can create special effects, called motions,
which are not based on specific graphics. A Motion window contains a motion
script, which is a series of one or more motions. The motion script is saved in a
motion (.mot) file. Once you have created a motion script and saved it in a motion
file, you can specify the file within a sequence, just as you would any other
effect.
To activate a Motion window:
From the View menu, choose Motion.
To open the Motion Compose Layout on your
desktop:
In the Window menu, choose Select Layout, then click Motion
Compose.
To open an existing motion (.mot) file:
1. Activate the Motion window.
2. From the File menu, select Open Motion.
3. Navigate to the drive and directory that contain the file.
4. Double-click the file name to open the file.
To create a new motion script:
Note
This process clears the Motion window. If you have been
working in the Motion window, be sure to save your work in a
.mot file before proceeding.
1. Activate the Motion window.
2. From the Motion menu, select Clear Motion.
3. Do one of the following:
•
Click a motion descriptor to select it from the script list on the
lefthand side of the Motion window.
•
Right-click anywhere in the descriptor box, then click Insert
Motion Descriptor.
•
Click the Add Descriptor button on the Motion toolbar.
4. Use the Motion Editor to specify the following for the selected
motion descriptor:
Object
The graphic element(s) FXDeko will apply the motion.