Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1219)

Framing Behavior Onscreen Controls
The Framing behavior has onscreen controls that allow you to directly manipulate the
behavior settings in the Canvas.
Framing controls
Offset Path Apex
Camera motion path
(created by Framing
behavior)
Framing Offset control
When a Framing behavior is applied and selected, The controls in the Canvas allow you
to create a custom framing size and shape, as well as visually adjust the Framing Offset
and the Offset Path Apex.
To create a custom framing size and shape
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With the Framing behavior selected in the Layers tab or the Timeline, click any corner of
the white frame control in the Canvas.
To adjust the Offset Path Apex
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With the Framing behavior selected in the Layers tab or the Timeline, drag the small white
box along the diagonal white line to reposition the apex.
To adjust the Framing Offset
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With the Framing behavior selected in the Layers tab or the Timeline, drag the 3D control
or any of the three colored arrows.
Sweep
Pivots the camera across a specified arc.
Parameters in the Inspector
Start: A dial and value slider that set the camera’s starting angle relative to its current
orientation. A nonzero value causes the camera to jump to this value at the start of the
behavior.
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