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Keyframing shape animation – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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3

Play the project (press the Space bar).

The outline is drawn over the length of the behavior.

4

To adjust the speed at which the stroke is painted, adjust the duration of the behavior
in the Timeline or mini-Timeline.

5

To adjust the properties of the stroke, use the Shape tab in the Inspector. For more
information, see

Shape Parameters

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Keyframing Shape Animation

You can also keyframe a shape’s animation parameter to animate adjustments to its
individual control points. This opens up powerful animation possibilities, since you can
reform an entire shape using keyframe animation.

Shape Animation
parameter

Shape Animation
parameter keyframes

A series of corresponding keyframed shape changes

To keyframe a shape’s control points

1

Use the Adjust Control Points tool (in the Select/Transform Tool options) to select the
shape you want to animate.

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Using Shapes, Masks, and Paint Strokes