Text glow controls in the style pane – Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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Color/Gradient/Texture:
Sets the text outline color, gradient, or texture, depending on
which item is selected in the “Fill with” pop-up menu. Click the disclosure triangle to
adjust additional parameters.
Opacity:
Sets the opacity of the text outline.
Blur:
Sets the softness of the text outline.
Width:
Sets the thickness of the outline.
Layer Order:
Specifies whether the outline is drawn over or under the text face.
Four Corner:
Controls the position of the outline attribute. This allows for outline warping
effects. Click the disclosure triangle to reveal the following controls:
• Bottom Left: Offsets the text outline from the lower left of its original position. Enter a
value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access the
X and Y position values.
• Bottom Right: Offsets the text outline from the lower right of its original position. Enter
a value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access the
X and Y position values.
• Top Right: Offsets the text outline from the upper right of its original position. Enter a
value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access the
X and Y position values.
• Top Left: Offsets the text outline from the upper left of its original position. Enter a
value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access the
X and Y position values.
Text Glow Controls in the Style Pane
Use the Glow controls to create a glow in front of or behind text. With the exception of
Layer Order, all of the Glow parameters can be animated.
When the Glow checkbox is selected, the text is rasterized. For more information, see
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Chapter 13
Creating and Editing Text