Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 361)

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Applying the Oscillate behavior to the X value of the Scale parameter instead causes
the width of the object to cycle, and it repeatedly stretches and compresses for the
duration of the behavior.
The Oscillate behavior is additive, meaning that the value generated by this behavior is
added to the original value of the parameter to which it’s applied.
Dashboard control
The Dashboard lets you adjust the Phase, Amplitude, Speed, and parameter assignment
of the Oscillate behavior.
Parameters in the Inspector
Phase: A slider that lets you adjust the point of the specified oscillation the behavior
starts at. This parameter allows you to put multiple objects with identical Oscillate
behaviors out of phase with one another so that they don’t all look the same.
Amplitude: A slider that lets you adjust the maximum values that the parameter
oscillates between. The parameter swings between the amplitude value, and the
negative of the amplitude value. Higher values result in more extreme swings from the
beginning to the ending of each oscillation.
Speed: A slider that lets you adjust the speed at which the oscillation occurs, in
oscillations per minute. Higher values result in faster oscillations.
Start Offset: A slider that lets you delay the beginning of the behavior’s effect relative
to the first frame of its position in the Timeline. Adjust this parameter to make the
behavior start later. This parameter is in frames.
End Offset: A slider that lets you offset the end of the behavior’s effect relative to the
last frame of its position in the Timeline, in frames. Adjust this parameter to make the
behavior stop before the actual end of the behavior in the Timeline. Using this slider to
stop the effect, instead of trimming the end of the behavior in the Timeline, freezes the
end of the effect for the remaining duration of the object. Trimming the end of the
behavior resets the object to its original parameters.
Apply To: The Apply To pop-up menu shows the parameter being affected, and can be
used to reassign the behavior to another parameter.
Related behaviors
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Ramp ,” “ Rate ”
Affects Parameters affected
Individual parameter Any
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