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User interface controls – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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Motion has thousands of different parameters that allow virtually unlimited creativity and
flexibility. However with so many different settings to adjust, it might seem daunting to
master the whole interface. Fortunately, there are only a small number of user interface
controls to modify those myriad parameters. This chapter describes each of those controls
in specific detail.

Many parameters are actually compound parameters, where making an adjustment
changes more than one setting. Such parameters can be identified by a disclosure triangle
next to the setting name. Clicking the disclosure triangle exposes a more thorough set
of controls, allowing you to set individual aspects of the parameter’s value with greater
specificity.

This chapter covers the following:

Toolbar Controls

(p. 138)

Slider Controls

(p. 138)

Coordinate Controls

(p. 139)

Dial

(p. 140)

Value Field

(p. 141)

Activation Checkbox

(p. 141)

Menus

(p. 141)

Source Well

(p. 142)

Color Controls

(p. 143)

Gradient Controls

(p. 146)

Mini-Curve Editor

(p. 156)

Generic Inspector Controls

(p. 158)

Rasterization Indicator

(p. 160)

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