Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 5
User interface controls
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To change the location of the gradient opacity, drag the opacity tags along the gradient line.
Remove a color or opacity tag
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Drag the color tag or opacity tag away from the gradient line and release the mouse button.
Add a color or opacity tag
Do one of the following:
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To add a color tag, double-click the gradient control line.
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Control-click the gradient control line where you want the tag, then choose Add Color Tag or
Add Opacity Tag from the shortcut menu.
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Option-click the gradient control line where you want a color tag.
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Option-Shift-click the gradient control line at the location where you want the tag.
Change the color or opacity of a gradient tag
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Control-click the tag, then drag the eyedropper in the pop-up color palette to select a color or
opacity value. For Opacity, white represents more opaque values and black represents complete
transparency. As you drag, the gradient is actively updated.
Change a tag’s interpolation
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Control-click the gradient control line next to the tag, then choose Constant, Linear, or
Continuous from the Color Interpolation submenu.
Reverse the direction of the gradient
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Reverse Color or Reverse Opacity from the
shortcut menu.
Evenly distribute the tags
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Distribute Color from the shortcut menu to
distribute color tags, or Distribute Opacity to distribute opacity tags.
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