Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 684)

Chapter 17 Animated text 684
When a glyph is selected with the Adjust Item tool, a section of the Timeline becomes
highlighted. This area shows when the selected glyph is affected by the sequence behavior.
Highlighted area indicates
the animated locaton (in time)
of the selected glyph
Remove a parameter from the sequence behavior
m In the Parameter row of the Behaviors Inspector, choose a parameter from the Remove
pop-up menu.
The parameter is removed from the behavior.
Create a softer transition between each text unit
m In the Behaviors Inspector, drag the Spread slider to the right (or click the value slider, type a
number, then press Return).
Spread value set to 0 Spread value set to 11
Use the Text Style pane with the Sequence Text behavior
Parameters you want to include in a sequence animation are assigned in the Sequence Text
behavior. Attributes modified in the Style pane of the Text Inspector (Face, Glow, Outline, or Drop
Shadow) do not sequence. Therefore, to modify a parameter but keep it unchanged over the
course of a sequence animation, modify that parameter in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
For example, you can create a sequence in which the text glow scales and fades (by setting Glow
> Scale and Glow > Opacity in the Sequence Text behavior), but where the text outline remains
constant (by setting the Outline parameters in the Style pane of the Text Inspector).
Note: Because parameters set in the Sequence Text behavior are independent of parameters set
in the Style pane, you may see changes in the appearance of some attributes when you select
parameter checkboxes in the Style pane. For example, if you create a sequence that animates
text glow and then select the Glow checkbox in the Style pane of the Text Inspector, the effect is
additive. The glow in the Style pane is added to the glow created in the Sequence Text behavior.
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