Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 119)

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4 Select the foreground text and choose Background from the “Matte to” pop-up menu
in the Matte pane of the Attributes tab of the Inspector.
Warping Shadows and Glows
The Warp feature in the Style tab of the Inspector can be used to create a surprising
variety of shapes to enhance your titles. This section describes how the Needle Drop
effect takes advantage of the Warp parameter, in combination with several other
parameters, to create a unique look.
1 Open a new project, and enter some text in a system font onto the track.
2 Change the text to a bright color in the Glyph pane of the Attributes tab of the
Inspector, then close the Colors window.
3 In the Project Properties dialog, change the background color to black, at 100
percent opacity.
Matted text reveals a
moving word in the
background.