Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1467)

In Motion 4, Apple made significant changes to the text behaviors. The Sequence Text
behavior was revised, and the Crawl Left, Crawl Right, Scroll Down, and Scroll Up text
animation behaviors were replaced with a new, single behavior called Scroll Text. When
projects created in earlier versions of Motion that contain the older Sequence Text behavior
or a Crawl Left, Crawl Right, Scroll Down, or Scroll Up behavior (from the Text Animation
category) are opened in Motion 4, the older versions of the behaviors appear.
Because the Text Sequence presets are based on the Sequence Text behavior, the presets
were also revised. When projects created in earlier versions of Motion that contain the
old versions of the Text Sequence preset behaviors are opened in Motion 4, the older
preset behaviors also appear.
This appendix details the settings and options for these behaviors, and the workflow
associated with the old Sequence Text behavior.
This appendix covers the following:
• Using the Sequence Text Behavior (Motion 3.0.2 and Earlier) (p. 1467)
• Sequence Text Controls (p. 1472)
• Using the Sequence Text Custom Behavior Option (Motion 3.0.2 and Earlier) (p. 1477)
• Preset Text Sequence Behaviors (Motion 3.0.2 and Earlier) (p. 1479)
• Using the Crawl and Scroll Behaviors (Motion 3.0.2 and Earlier) (p. 1486)
Using the Sequence Text Behavior (Motion 3.0.2 and Earlier)
The Sequence Text behavior allows you to select and apply text Format and Style
parameters, such as Position, Color, Scale, or Opacity, and animate those parameters in
sequence through the text characters. For example, you can create a sequence in which
the text characters fall vertically into place as they scale down, fade in, and rotate. The
sequence works by moving a selection area, represented by small white lines, through
the characters of the text. You can set the sequence to repeat, change direction, or to
randomize. The location of the selection can also be keyframed to customize the direction
of the sequence. For example, you can animate the selection to move through half of
the text, return to the beginning of the text, then move to the end of the text.
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