Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 76)

76 Chapter 5 Working With Text
To fill the track contents with a texture:
1 Select a track that contains the text or object you want to fill with a texture.
2 Choose a texture from the Media Browser, then click the Apply to Matte button.
The default texture fills the contents of the active track.
Note: A variety of mattes is available for use in the Objects tab of the Media Browser
from the Category pop-up menu. The blue areas of a LiveType matte define the area
where the texture will play back. Text or glyphs from the character palette may also be
used as mattes.
Note: Individual characters on the same track can be matted to different textures,
movies, or images. See “
Modifying Individual Characters ,” next.
You can get a nice effect by combining the matte function with the outline style.
To fill an invisible element’s outline:
1 Create or select a text track.
2 In the Style tab of the Inspector, click the Visible button.
3 In this case, make sure the Enable checkbox is deselected for the Shadow, Glow, and
Extrude styles.
4 Click the Outline button in the Style tab, and select the Enable checkbox.
5 Select the Show Outline Only checkbox, and increase the weight of the outline, so it’s
fairly thick.
6 Choose a texture to fill the outline, then click the Apply to Matte button.
The outline is now filled with the texture.