Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 666)

Replicator Concepts
The replicator in Motion is specifically designed to build patterns of repeating elements
with a minimum of effort. The elements of the patterns can consist of video, still images,
shapes, text, or any other type of layer in a Motion project. For example, with very few
clicks of your mouse you can create a “video wall” based on a single QuickTime movie,
or a spinning pinwheel composed of basic shapes, or any other number of mesmerizing
graphics arrays.
Once you have replicated a layer, you can quickly change the shape of the pattern or set
its elements into motion by using behaviors or keyframes. In addition, the replicator has
a special behavior that allows you to animate the pattern’s elements in sequence over
the span of the onscreen composition.
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