Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 645)

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Note: After a parameter contains a keyframe, any further adjustment to that parameter adds a
keyframe at the current playhead position, regardless of the Record button state.
7 Go to frame 1 (or the start frame of the animation) and play the clip.
The texture offset is animated.
About behaviors and filters in texture sources
You can use any object (image, movie, image sequence, shape, replicator, particle system, group,
or other text object) that has applied behaviors and filters as a texture source for text. The effect
of the filters appears in the texture, but animation effects do not appear in the texture.
Consider the following guidelines when using an object with an applied filter as a texture source:
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To use the object with the effect of the filter, follow the steps in Use the texture Image well on
page 641.
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If the object is an image or image sequence, you can use the object without the effect of the
filters by dragging the image from the Media list to the Image well in the Texture area of the
Style pane, rather than from the Layers list.
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To use an object without the effect of the applied filter, make a copy of the layer in the Layers
list, remove the filters from the new layer, then turn the layer off. You can then drag the layer
from the Layers list to the Image well.
When using an object with an applied behavior or active transforms (for example, rotate) as
a texture source, use the steps in
Use the texture Image well on page 641. The effects of the
behavior or transforms are ignored.
Outline controls in the Style pane
Use the Outline group of controls to create text outlines. You can change the fill of the outline, as
well as its opacity, softness, width, and layer order. Except for Layer Order, all Outline parameters
can be animated.
Note: You can distort the outline of text independently of other style parameters. For more
information, see
Adjust glyph attributes on page 672.
Parameters in the Inspector
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Outline: Use this activation checkbox to enable or disable all Outline parameters. Outline is
deselected by default.
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Fill with: Use this pop-up menu to set the fill for the outline. As with the Face controls, you can
set the outline fill to Color, Gradient, or Texture.
The Outline fill controls—Color, Gradient, and Texture—are equivalent to the Face controls. For
information on using these controls, see
Text Face controls in the Style pane on page 633.
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