Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 868)

When you choose Format > Character Offset from the Add pop-up menu, the Character
Set pop-up menu appears in the Behaviors tab. There are two menu options: Preserve
Case & Digits and Full Unicode. Choose Preserve Case & Digits to ensure that offset
characters respect the case and number of the original text. For example, with this
option selected, an uppercase letter will remain uppercase as other letters cycle through
its position.
Note: Using the onscreen controls to manipulate the scale, position, or rotation of the
text unit automatically adds Format parameters to the Sequence Text behavior. For
more information on using the onscreen controls to sequence text, see
Using the
Custom Sequencing Option .
• Face: The second item in the Add pop-up menu. Choose any of four Face (color fill)
parameters for sequencing: Color, Opacity, Blur, or Four Corner. For more information
on the text face parameters, see
Text Face Controls in the Style Pane .
• Outline: Choose any of six Outline parameters for sequencing: Color, Opacity, Blur,
Width, Layer Order, or Four Corner. For more information on text outline parameters,
see
Text Outline Controls in the Style Pane .
• Glow: Choose any of eight Glow parameters for sequencing: Color, Opacity, Blur, Radius,
Scale, Offset, Layer Order, or Four Corner. For more information on text glow parameters,
see
Text Glow Controls in the Style Pane .
• Drop Shadow: Choose any of seven Drop Shadow parameters for sequencing: Color,
Opacity, Blur, Scale, Distance, Angle, and Four Corner. For more information on text
drop shadow parameters, see
Text Drop Shadow Controls in the Style Pane .
Sequencing: This pop-up menu sets how the sequence animation moves through the
text unit. (A text “unit” can be a character, word, line, or an entire text object, as set in
the Unit Size pop-up menu, described below.) There are five items in the Sequencing
pop-up menu:
• To: Specifies that the animation begins at the original parameter value and moves to
the value set in the sequence behavior. For example, if the original opacity value is
100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Text parameters, the text unit begins
completely opaque and becomes completely transparent.
• From: Specifies that the animation moves from the value set in the sequence behavior
to the original parameter value. For example, if the original opacity value is 100% and
opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Text parameters, the text unit begins completely
transparent and becomes completely opaque. This is the opposite of the To option in
the Sequencing pop-up menu.
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