Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 787)

Note: You can warp the glow of text independently of its other style parameters. For
more information, see
Adjusting Glyph Attributes .
Glow: A checkbox that enables and disables the text glow effect. Glow is disabled by
default.
Fill with: Choose an item from the “Fill with” pop-up menu to set the fill for the glow. As
with the Face and Outline controls, you can set the glow fill to Color, Gradient, or Texture.
Color/Gradient/Texture: Sets the color, gradient, or texture of the glow effect. Click the
disclosure triangle to adjust additional parameters.
Opacity: Sets the opacity of the text glow.
Blur: Sets the softness of the text glow.
Radius: Sets the circumference of the glow.
Scale: Sets the size of the glow.
Offset: Offsets the glow in the X or Y position.
Layer Order: Specifies whether the glow is drawn over or under the text face.
Four Corner: Controls the position of the glow attribute. This allows for glow warping
effects. Click the disclosure triangle to reveal the following controls:
• Bottom Left: Offsets the text glow 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 glow 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 glow 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.
787 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text