Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 133)

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Text Behaviors vs. Keyframes
The Text Tracking behavior generates a range of values in the Tracking parameter
without creating any keyframes. To create an animation in which the tracking must hit
distinct values at specific frames, use keyframing rather than a behavior.
To keyframe the Tracking parameter of a text object:
1 Select the text object.
2 Go to the frame where you want to start the tracking animation.
3 Enable Record (press A).
4 In the Format pane of the Text Inspector, set the initial Tracking value.
5 Go to the frame where you want to end the tracking animation.
6 Set the final Tracking value.
7 Disable Record (press A).
8 Play the project (press the Space bar).
To apply the Fade In/Fade Out Basic Motion behavior:
1 From the Library, drag the Fade In/Fade Out behavior from the Basic Motion
subcategory to the text object.
By default, the text object is transparent at frame 1, and fades in over 20 frames. The
Text Tracking Dashboard is replaced by the Fade In/Fade Out Dashboard.
2 In the Fade In/Fade Out Dashboard, drag the fade in shaded area (the left side of the
controls) until the Fade In is set to 50 frames.
The text object is transparent at frame 1 and becomes opaque by frame 50.
Using the Sequence Behavior
The most powerful Text Animation behavior is the Sequence behavior. The Sequence
behavior allows you to hand pick parameters, such as Color, Scale, or Opacity, and
animate those parameters in sequence across a text object.
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