Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 719)

Source Start Frame Offset: This slider appears if you create a replicator pattern using a
QuickTime object as the source for a cell, and if Random Start Frame is deselected. Offsets
the start frame chosen in the Source Start Frame parameter over the pattern. At their
origin, the elements play the animation from the frame specified in the Source Start Frame
parameter. Each step away from the origin advances the start frame by the offset amount.
Rectangle replicator shape with Origin set to
Top and Source Frame Offset set to 0 When Source Frame Offset is set to 120, the
effect of the offset occurs from the origin of the
cells.
Hold Frames: This slider appears if you create a replicator pattern using a QuickTime
object as the source for a cell. Sets the number of times each frame of the source movie
is repeated during playback. The larger the Hold Frames value, the slower your playback.
Hold Frames Randomness: This slider appears if you create a replicator pattern using a
QuickTime object as the source for a cell. Varies the number of frames to “hold.”
Show Objects As: Use this pop-up menu to set the display of replicator elements to any
of several preview modes, or as they actually appear. The nonimage modes play back
more efficiently when viewing a complex replicator pattern. By default, this pop-up menu
is set to Image, which displays each element as it is supposed to appear. There are four
options from which to choose:
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