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Preset effects, Applying preset effects – Apple LiveType 2 User Manual

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Chapter 7

Working With Effects and Keyframe Animation

Preset Effects

Following is a table listing all of the 41 available preset effects found in LiveType. These
effects are located in the Effects tab of the Media Browser.

Applying Preset Effects

The preset effects in LiveType add personality to your titles and can be used to set the
tone of your composition. Browse through the available effects in the Media Browser to
get a sense of what they can do.

To apply a preset effect to a track:

1

Create a track that contains text or any other kind of element. Make sure it is the
active track.

2

Click the Effects tab in the Media Browser.

The Category pop-up menu reveals the categories of installed effects, corresponding
to the subfolders on your computer located at
/Library/Application Support/LiveType/Effects.

LiveType effects

Caricature
 Baffle
 Bounce Track
 Bounce
 Bouncy
 Elastica
 Quick Twist

Fades
 Cluster
 Foreground
 Pile Up

Fantasy
 Chatter Out
 Dispersion
 Expand
 Ideas
 Invent
 Send Off
 Z Space

Glows
 Blue Light
 Combustible
 Exhale
 Follower
 Impression
 Light Beam In
 Light Beam Out
 Morph
 Peace
 Rising Sun
 Slider
 Spectral
 Zapper

Grunge
 Text Static

Mechanical
 Assembly
 Buzz Saw
 TV Off

Motion Path
 Departing
 Escape
 Parting
 Random Drop
 Slide Hang
 Vent

Shadows
 Pit Stop

Zooms
 Viewpoint