Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 61)

Chapter 5 Working With Text 61
Because they are movies, LiveFonts are subject to several timing parameters, available
in the Timing tab of the Inspector.
Settings for LiveFonts in the Timing Tab
 Random and Sequence: Let you apply the LiveFont movie to each character on the
track in a different order, with a variable delay between each letter.
 Speed: Allows you to play the LiveFont movie more quickly or slowly. Notice that as
you change the speed, the duration of the track in the Timeline increases or
decreases. Likewise, if you change the duration of the track in the Timeline, the speed
parameter changes in the Timing tab.
 Delay: Allows you to set the starting time of the track.
 Loop: Determines how many times the LiveFont movie plays through. The default
setting is 1, meaning that the LiveFont plays one time. A value of 2 means that it
plays through twice. The duration of the track doubles with a Loop value of 2, in
most cases.
Note: Several LiveFonts, including Burn Barrel, Cool, and Gutter, take advantage of
“segmented animation,” which defines beginning, middle, and ending segments of
the movie. When you adjust the Loop parameter for these fonts, only the middle
segment of the animation is looped.
 Duration: Does not apply to LiveFont tracks.
 Hold First and Hold Last: Allow you to have the first frame of the LiveFont appear for a
designated amount of time before the movie begins to play. Likewise, Hold Last
perpetuates the last frame.
Settings in the
Timing tab