Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 869)

• Through: Specifies that the sequence goes through a full animation cycle starting at
the original value of the parameter, moves to the value set in the sequence behavior,
and then returns to the original value of the parameter. For example, if the original
opacity value is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Text parameters, the
text unit begins completely opaque, becomes transparent, and then becomes
completely opaque again.
• Through Inverted: Specifies that the sequence goes through an inverted animation cycle
starting from the value set in the sequence behavior, moves to the original value, and
then returns to the value set in the sequence behavior. For example, if the original
opacity value is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Text parameters, the
text unit begins completely transparent, becomes opaque, and then becomes
completely transparent. This is the opposite of the Through Sequencing option.
• Custom: Allows you to keyframe how the animation moves through the values set in
the Sequence Text parameters. When Custom is selected from the Sequencing pop-up
menu, the Minimum and Maximum parameters in the Variance controls (see description
below) are replaced with the Amount parameter, and the Fix pop-up menu appears.
Unit Size: Specifies whether the animation is sequenced by Character (the default setting),
Character (without spaces), Word, Line, All, or Custom (a keyframed range).
• Character: Sequences the animation by single characters of text (including spaces).
• Character (without spaces): Like the Character setting, sequences single characters of
text, but does not treat spaces as characters (spaces are ignored).
• Word: Sequences the animation by word.
• Line: Sequences the animation by lines of text.
• All: Sequences the animation through the entire text object.
• Custom: Allows you to customize the size of the sequenced text unit. When Custom is
selected from the Unit Size pop-up menu, the Start and End parameters become
available. These parameters define the size of the selection.
Start: Available when Unit Size is set to Custom, defines the starting point of the selection
to be sequenced.
End: Available when Unit Size is set to Custom, defines the ending point of the selection
to be sequenced.
Spread: Controls the amount of falloff at the beginning and end of the sequencing. To
create a softer transition between each text unit, increase the Spread value.
Direction: Sets the direction of the sequencing to Left to Right (default), Right to Left,
Center to Edges, Edges to Center, or Random.
• Left to Right: Sequences left to right.
• Right to Left: Sequences right to left.
• Center to Edges: Sequences from the center of the text outwards.
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