Insect eye, Mirror – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 19

Filters

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Parameters in the Inspector

Center: Sets the position of the center of the tiling of the glass distortion. Drag the Center
onscreen control to adjust its value in the Canvas.

Distort Input: Displays a thumbnail of the image map chosen. To learn how to add an object to
the Distort Input well, see

Source well

on page 132.

Fit: Sets the relative scale of the map image.

X Scale: Sets the horizontal scale of the map image (when the Fit checkbox is deselected).

Y Scale: Sets the vertical scale of the map image (when the Fit checkbox is deselected).

Amount: Sets the amount of offset.

Softness: Sets how much blur is applied to the map image.

Mix: Sets the percentage of the original image to be blended with the distorted image.

Publish OSC: Publishes the filter’s onscreen controls in Final Cut Pro X. For more information on
creating content for use in Final Cut Pro, see

Final Cut Pro X templates overview

on page 385.

Insect Eye

Maps a repeating hexagonal distortion pattern to an image, mimicking the POV of an insect. This
filter causes rasterization in 3D groups. For more information on rasterization, see

Groups and

rasterization

on page 1045.

Original image

Insect Eye filter applied

Parameters in the Inspector

Size: Sets the size of the hexagons, in pixels.

Refraction: Sets the amount of distortion present in each hex.

Border Size: Sets the width, in pixels, of the border of each hex.

Border Color: Picks the color of the border of the hexagons. Use the disclosure triangle to
display Red, Green, and Blue sliders, for more precise color selection.

Mix: Sets the percentage of the original image to be blended with the distorted image.

Mirror

Splits an image in half vertically and reverses the remaining half to create a reflection. The center
point and angle of this split point can be customized. This filter is excellent for recreating the
magic of 1980s music videos.

67% resize factor

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