Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 636)

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Click the downward arrow to the right of the color well (or Control-click the color well), then
click in the pop-up color palette to select a color. Drag in the lower palette to set the color to a
grayscale color.
Click here to select
a grayscale color.
New color
Original color
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Click the eyedropper tool to the right of the Color well, then click a color in the Canvas.
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In the Inspector, click the Color disclosure triangle to show the color channel parameters, then
use the sliders or value sliders to adjust each color channel.
Disclosure triangle
Change text opacity
There are several ways to change the opacity of text:
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To change the overall opacity of a text object, use the Opacity slider in the HUD or in the
Properties Inspector.
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To change the opacity of a Style pane parameter, such as Face, Glow, Drop Shadow, or Outline,
use the respective Opacity controls in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
Note: The Opacity parameter in the Properties Inspector and the Opacity parameter in the
Style pane of the Text Inspector are separate controls. When both are adjusted for a text
object, the effect is multiplicative. In other words, if Opacity is set to 50% in the Properties
Inspector and then set to 50% in the Style pane, the resulting opacity for the text is 25%.
Set text opacity in the HUD
1 Select the text using the Select/Transform tool.
2 Press F7 (or D) to display the HUD.
3 Drag the Opacity slider.
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