Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 881)

By default, the text “pops” on. To create a softer fade-in effect, enable Fade In in the Type
On HUD or Inspector.
Because the Type On behavior is applied to the duration of the text layer to which it is
applied, it takes the duration of the layer to complete the type-on effect. You can modify
the timing of the effect by resizing the mini-Timeline or Timeline bar.
Use the following guidelines to modify the default Type On behavior. The Type On controls
include only a single parameter: Fade In. The identical Type On behavior parameters
appear in the HUD and the Inspector.
As mentioned above, the type-on effect occurs over the duration of the text layer to
which it is applied. In other words, if your text layer is 300 frames long and you apply the
Type On behavior, the last text character is fully typed on at frame 300. You can shorten
the duration of the behavior so the type-on effect is completed sooner.
To increase the speed of the type on effect
1 Select the Type On behavior.
The Type On behavior is selected in the mini-Timeline and Timeline.
2 Do one of the following:
• In the mini-Timeline, click the right end of the Type On bar and drag toward the left
to the frame where you want the animation to end. As you drag, the new Out point,
the duration of the behavior, and the delta (amount of change) are displayed.
• Go to the frame where you want to set the new Out point, then choose Mark > Mark
Out (or press O).
By the time the playhead reaches the end of the new behavior duration bar, the type
on effect is complete.
881 Chapter 14 Animating Text