Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1480)

The Text Sequence behaviors are applied to text layers in the same manner as all other
behaviors. However, there is one big difference between the Text Sequence behaviors
and all other behaviors in Motion: Once added to text, the Text Sequence behaviors do
not last the duration of the text. This is because usually—to achieve the desired preset
effect—you want the animation to complete in a shorter period of time than over the
duration of the text. The default duration of the behavior can be modified to slow down
or speed up the effect of the animation.
Like the Text Animation and other behavior subcategories, clicking a behavior in the
Library stack plays the animation in the Preview area.
Working with a Preset Text Sequence Behavior: Drop In From Left
(Motion 3.0.2 and Earlier)
In this section, the Drop In From Left behavior (from the Move group) is used to illustrate
working with the Text Sequence behaviors. In general, the guidelines for modifying the
Drop In From Left behavior also apply to the other sequence behaviors.
Original text prior to application of Text
Sequence behavior
Note: Because the sequence behaviors are preset variations of the Sequence Text behavior
(in the Text Animation subcategory), the guidelines for modifying the Sequence Text
behavior also apply to the Text Sequence behaviors.
Applying the Drop In From Left Behavior
The Drop In From Left behavior creates an animation in which the text characters fade
and drop in vertically from left to right to land in their original position. The parameters
included in the behavior are Opacity and Position. The following steps begin at the first
frame of the text.
To use the Drop In From Left behavior
1 Apply the Drop In From Left behavior (from the Text Sequence subcategory) to the text.
1480 Appendix E Obsolete Text Behaviors