Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 16
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Drag the image out of the well, then release the mouse button. The image disappears.
Change the position of a texture
You can adjust the position of a texture to fit the needs of your project.
Change the position of a texture
In the Texture controls group in the Style pane of the Text Inspector, do one of the following:
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Press Command, then drag in the Image well.
The image moves in the well and is offset in the text in the Canvas.
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Adjust the Offset values. The left value slider represents X position values; the right value
slider represents Y position values. Click the disclosure triangle to display the labeled X and Y
value sliders.
Note: You can adjust the position of a texture for a single glyph by selecting the glyph with the
Text tool or by using the Transform Glyph tool. For more information on working with glyphs, see
on page 669.
Animate a texture
You can set keyframes for the offset values of the texture source to create a moving element
within text. In the following example, an image of a leopard lying in the grass is used as the
texture source for the text “leopard.”
Original text layer prior to texture
Image used as texture source
Animate the texture offset using the Record button
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Apply a texture to the text.
For instructions on how to apply a texture to text, see
on page 641.
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Move the playhead to the frame where you want the texture animation to begin.
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Enable Record (press A or click the Record button).
Note: When Record is enabled, a keyframe is created for any change you make to an object in
your project.
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To position the texture, do one of the following in the Texture controls in the Style pane of the
Text Inspector:
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Holding down the Command key, drag in the Image well.
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Adjust the Offset value sliders.
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