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Apple Motion 3 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Using Behaviors

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When the Oscillate behavior is selected, you can see the keyframed Amplitude value in
the Keyframe Editor (when Animated is chosen from the Show pop-up menu).

Quantize

The Quantize behavior lets you create an incremental animation in any keyframed or
behavior-influenced parameter. For example, if opacity is animated so that an object
gradually fades in over time, you can add the Quantize behavior to make the object
become opaque in steps.

Note: The Quantize behavior only works with animated parameters.

HUD Control
The HUD lets you define the step size, offset, and parameter assignment.

Parameters in the Inspector

Step Size: A value slider that defines the size of the steps, based on the units of the
parameter to which it is applied. For example, when Quantize is applied to rotation, the
steps are in degrees (even though it is not a dial control). When applied to position, the
steps are in pixels.

The red animation path displays the projected
path of a layer with an applied Throw behavior.

The same animation path with an applied
Throw and Quantize behavior. The Step value is
set to 90.