Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 103)

Chapter 7 Working With Effects and Keyframe Animation 103
Creating a New Effect From Scratch
Sometimes the most efficient way to create the effect you want is to start from scratch,
as opposed to changing an existing one.
The workflow goes like this:
1 Decide, roughly, what you want to animate and how you want it to move and
transform.
2 Create a track that contains the element you want to animate, preferably in its first-
frame state.
3 Configure the timing of the track—its starting frame and duration.
4 Add a new, blank effect to the track.
5 Add keyframes to the effect, and adjust the parameters for each.
6 Save the effect, if desired, for use with other tracks or in other projects.
To add a new, blank effect to a track:
1 Select the track you want to add the effect to.
2 Choose Track > New Effect (or press Command-E).
A new effect appears in the Timeline below the active track.
3 Name the new effect, if you want, by double-clicking the New Effect name in the
Effects tab of the Inspector.