Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 205)

Tutorial 4 Working With Particles 205
4 In the Dashboard, drag the arrow until the Emission Angle value is approximately 45 in
the Inspector.
5 In the Inspector, set Birth Rate to 12.
Fewer particles are released over time.
6 Set Life to 4.
Although there are now fewer of them, the particles last longer.
7 Set Speed to 200.
The particles move faster.
Depending on the graphics card in your machine, a sheet may appear cautioning you
that the size of the Stars object is too large to render, and that it will be cropped. With
certain graphics cards, objects are limited to a maximum size of 2048 by 2048 pixels.
Dismiss this sheet by pressing the OK button.
8 Set Scale to 15.
The average scale of the particles is now 15 percent of the original size.
9 Set Scale Range to 10.
The scale of the particles now ranges from 5 to 25 percent of the original size.
If it is not already selected, choose the Select/Transform tool.
10 In the Toolbar, click and hold on the Adjust Item tool.
The tool options appear.
11 Select the Select/Transform Tool (the first tool in the list).