Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1143)

• Position: Defines the offset of the dabs from their original position. Click the disclosure
triangle next to the Position parameter to reveal separate X, Y, and Z Position
subparameters. For example, to create an animation in which the dabs move upward
in the Y axis over the paint stroke, enter a positive value in the Y Position field.
Sequence Control: These parameters contain controls that allow you to modify the way
the animation moves through the paint stroke, such as changing the direction of the
animation.
Sequencing: A pop-up menu that Specifies how the sequence animation—the value
change from the original parameter value to the value set in the Sequence Paint
parameters—moves through the dabs of the stroke. The starting point for the sequence
animation is based on the first control point of the paint stroke. There are five options:
Note: To change the start point of the shape, select the shape, click the Select/Transform
tool and, holding down the mouse button, choose the Adjust Control Points tool from
the shortcut menu. Then Control-click a control point and choose Set Start Point from
the shortcut menu.
• To: Specifies that the animation begins at the original value of the dabs and moves to
the value set in the Sequence Paint behavior for that parameter. For example, if the
original opacity value of a stroke is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence
Paint parameters, the dabs begin completely opaque and become completely
transparent.
• From: Specifies that the animation moves from the value set in the Sequence Paint
behavior to the original value of the stroke. For example, if the original opacity value
of a stroke is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Paint parameters, the dabs
begin completely transparent and become completely opaque. This is the opposite of
the To Sequencing option.
• Through: Specifies that the sequence goes through a full animation cycle starting at
the original value of the stroke, moves to the value set in the Sequence Paint behavior,
and then returns to the original value of the stroke. For example, if the original opacity
value of a stroke dab is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Paint parameters,
the dabs begin completely opaque, become transparent, and then become completely
opaque again.
• Through Inverted: Specifies that the sequence goes through an inverted animation cycle
starting from the value set in the Sequence Paint behavior, moving to the original value
of the stroke, and then returning to the value set in the Sequence Paint behavior. For
example, if the original opacity value of a stroke is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in
the Sequence Paint parameters, the dabs begin completely transparent, become opaque,
and then become completely transparent. This is the opposite of the Through option.
1143 Chapter 17 Using Shapes, Masks, and Paint Strokes