Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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• Ping Pong: Moves the selection back and forth from one end of the text to the other.
The sequence moves in the direction specified in the Direction pop-up menu. Loops
must be set to a value greater than 1 for the sequence to Ping Pong.
• Ease In: The sequence animation (the movement of the selection bars) begins slowly
and increases to normal speed as it moves through the text.
• Ease Out: The sequence animation begins at normal speed and slows toward the end
of the text.
• Ease In/Out: The sequence animation begins slowly, increases to normal speed as it
moves toward the middle of the duration of the text, and slows as it reaches the end
of the text.
• Custom: Allows you to keyframe how the selection (the animation) moves through the
text. When Custom is selected from the Traversal pop-up menu, the Location parameter
replaces the Loops parameter. For more information on using Custom, see the Custom
section in
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Location:
If Custom is selected in the Traversal menu, this parameter is available. Defines
the location of the text where the animation is in effect.
Loops:
Use the slider or value slider to set the number of times the animation sequences
through the text layer over its duration.
Note: Loops is not available when the Traversal parameter is set to Custom.
Random:
Select this checkbox to randomize the selection of the text sequence. For
example, a text sequence (using the Scale parameter) set to Ramp scales the text characters
from one end of the text to the other. When Random is selected, the characters are scaled
in a random order.
Sequence (Scale) moves smoothly through the
text characters.
Sequence with Random turned on randomly
scales the text characters.
If the Behavior parameter is set to Custom and there is a keyframed animation using the
Location parameter, Random respects the keyframe values and randomizes the effect
within the values set by the keyframes.
Note: When selected, Random overrides the Direction parameter.
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Appendix E
Obsolete Text Behaviors