Pop-up menu widget – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 10
Rigs and widgets
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Note: When you record a snapshot (using the Edit Mode button or the methods described in
on page 378), the affected parameters (those you modify in the Inspector
or via onscreen controls in the Canvas) are added to the widget. When you finish recording
a snapshot, new controls for the modified parameters appear in the Widget Inspector. These
parameters are duplicates of the same parameters that occur in other Inspector panes.
Parameters controlled by a rig display a special icon (a joystick) on the right side of the
parameter row in the Inspector.
Pop-up menu widget
Pop-up menu widgets are similar to checkbox widgets but allow you to save more than two
parameter states (snapshots). Each item in a pop-up menu widget represents a snapshot. When
you choose an item in the pop-up menu, the affected parameters in your project toggle to a
different saved state.
The activation checkboxes in the Rig Inspector (highlighted blue when selected) and in the
Layers list (beside the pop-up menu widget) have no effect on the constituent parameters of the
pop-up menu.
Pop-up menu widgets contain the following controls in the Rig Inspector and Widget Inspector:
Parameters in the Inspector
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Pop-up: Use this widget control to switch between multiple saved snapshots.
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Rename: Use this button to enter a custom name for the item in the pop-up menu.
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Add/Delete: Click the Add button (+) to add an item to the pop-up menu; click the Delete
button (–) to remove the item in the list. Each item represents a new snapshot.
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Edit Mode: Click the Start button to enable snapshot recording. For more information about
recording snapshots, see
on page 378.
Note: When you record a snapshot (using the Edit Mode button or the methods described in
on page 378), the affected parameters (those you modify in the Inspector
or via onscreen controls in the Canvas) are added to the widget. When you finish recording
a snapshot, new controls for the modified parameters appear in the Widget Inspector. These
parameters are duplicates of the same parameters that occur in other Inspector panes.
Parameters controlled by a rig display a special icon (a joystick) on the right side of the
parameter row in the Inspector.
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Initial Value: Use this control (in the Options section) to set the initial value for the pop-up menu
widget when it is published and used as a template in Final Cut Pro X. There are three options:
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Last Saved: When the template is used in Final Cut Pro, the pop-up menu value defaults to
the menu item assigned when the project was last saved. This option ensures a consistent
pop-up menu state, while still permitting users to choose alternate states manually. This is
the default setting.
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