Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 10
Rigs and widgets
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Slider widgets contain the following controls in the Rig Inspector and Widget Inspector:
Parameters in the Inspector
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Slider: Use this widget control to move between snapshots. The snapshot tags beneath the
slider indicate the saved snapshots.
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Snapshot Tag: The small shaded circles underneath the slider indicate saved snapshots.
Double-click below the slider to add snapshot tags. Add as many snapshot tags as you want.
Snapshot tags work similarly to tags that represent individual colors in a gradient. To learn
how tags are used when creating gradients, see
on page 135.
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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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Range Minimum: Use this parameter (in the Options section) to set the low end of the numeric
range displayed next to the slider widget. For example, if you want the slider widget to range
from 0 to 11, set Range Minimum to 0.
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Range Maximum: Use this parameter (in the Options section) to set the high end of the
numeric range displayed next to the slider widget. For example, if you want the slider widget
to range from 0 to 11, set Range Maximum to 11. If you want the slider widget to range from 0
to 100, set Range Maximum to 100.
Note: Range Minimum and Range Maximum have no effect on the actual parameter values
that the slider widget controls. Range Minimum and Range Maximum merely designate an
arbitrary numeric range that is displayed next to the slider widget.
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Interpolation: Use this pop-up menu (in the Options section) to set how values on the slider
are interpolated. The interpolation applies to the segment of the slider between the current
tag and the next one. You can set interpolation methods for each segment of the slider. By
default, all segments are set to Linear. There are three menu options:
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Constant: Holds the value of the first snapshot until the slider reaches the next snapshot,
at which point the parameter changes. (This is similar to changing states using a pop-up
menu widget.)
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