Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 539)

Chapter 14 Particles 539
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Color Mode: A pop-up menu that determines if and how particles are tinted. There are five
options:
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Original: Particles are generated using their original colors. When Original is chosen, the
Opacity Over Life parameter appears. Adjust the opacity controls to animate changes to the
opacity of particles over their lifetime.
For more information on using the gradient controls, see Gradient editor tasks on page 137.
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Colorize: Particles are tinted using the color specified in the Color parameter. When this
setting is selected, additional Color and Opacity Over Life parameters appear.
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Color: Color controls that become available when the Color Mode pop-up menu is set to
Colorize. Use these controls to specify a color to use to tint the particles. You can also modify
the alpha channel of each particle, altering its opacity. This parameter is unique to the cell
object. You can click the color well to choose a color, use the eye dropper, or open the
disclosure triangle and adjust the Red, Green, Blue, and Opacity channel sliders. (For more
information on using the Color controls, see
Basic color controls on page 132. For more
information on using the gradient controls, see Gradient editor tasks on page 137.)
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Over Life: Particles are tinted based on their age, with the range of possible colors defined by
the Color Over Life gradient editor.
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