Drop shadows tasks, Add a drop shadow – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Note: When the Flatten checkbox is selected in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector,
additional Drop Shadow controls appear in the Properties Inspector. Drop Shadow controls in
the Properties Inspector are independent of the controls in the Text Inspector. Enabling Drop
Shadow in both locations adds to the existing shadow.
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Fill with: Use this pop-up menu to set the fill for the shadow. As with the Face, Outline, and
Glow controls, you can set the shadow fill to Color, Gradient, or Texture.
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Color/Gradient/Texture: Use these color controls to set the color, gradient, or texture of the
shadow. Click the disclosure triangle to adjust additional parameters.
The Shadow “Fill with” options—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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Opacity: Drag this slider to set the opacity of the text shadow.
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Blur: Drag this slider to set the softness of the text shadow.
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Scale: Drag this slider to set the size of the shadow.
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Distance: Drag this slider to specify the offset of the text shadow.
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Angle: Adjust this dial to set the angle (or direction) of the drop shadow.
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Fixed Source: Select this checkbox to make the drop shadow behave as if cast by a fixed light
source, regardless of camera or text movement.
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Four Corner: Use these value sliders to control the position of the drop shadow attribute. This
allows for outline distorting effects. Click the disclosure triangle to reveal the value sliders:
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Bottom Left: Offsets the text drop shadow from the lower left of its original position. Enter
a value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and Y
position values.
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Bottom Right: Offsets the text drop shadow from the lower right of its original position.
Enter a value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and Y
position values.
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Top Right: Offsets the text drop shadow from the upper right of its original position. Enter
a value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and Y
position values.
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Top Left: Offsets the text drop shadow from the upper left of its original position. Enter
a value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and Y
position values.
Drop shadow onscreen controls
Text drop shadows can be adjusted using onscreen controls. For more information, see
on page 669.
Drop shadows tasks
Add a drop shadow
To create a text drop shadow, select the Drop Shadow checkbox in the Style pane of the
Text Inspector.
Add a drop shadow
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Select the text.
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