Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 711)

Chapter 18 Generators 711
3 Click the Color 2 color well and select a color from the Colors window.
Color 2 is replaced with the new color.
4 Drag the Size slider to change the size of the squares.
The checker size is 80 by default. Drag the slider to the left to make smaller checkers, and to the
right to make larger checkers. To change the size of the generator (rather than the size of the
checkers), adjust the Width and Height parameters.
Note: You can also use standard object scaling-methods—the onscreen transform controls or
the Scale parameter in the Properties Inspector. However, scaling generators in this manner
changes the size of the checkers and has a greater impact on your system’s performance.
5 Drag the Contrast slider to adjust the contrast between Color 1 and Color 2.
Although the checkerboard pattern does not change, adjusting the Contrast parameter can
create dramatically different textures.
Modify a generator using onscreen controls
You can modify a generator using onscreen transform controls, such as Transform, Anchor
Point, Drop Shadow, and so on. Changes made to the generator using these tools are reflected
in the Properties Inspector. The Adjust Item tool is the only tool that directly modifies a
generator parameter, usually the Center or Offset parameter. These changes are reflected in the
Generator Inspector. For more information on the transform tools, see
Move layers in the Canvas
overview on page 211.
1 Select the generator to modify.
2 Open the 2D transform tools pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose the Adjust Item tool (the
last tool in the list).
In the center of the Canvas, the center onscreen control appears.
Note: If the generator has no onscreen controls, the Adjust Item tool is not available.
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