Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 576)

576 Chapter 7 Using Text
About Fonts
Motion uses all supported fonts installed on your Mac OS X system. Mac OS X
supported fonts include OpenType, Type1 (or PostScript), and TrueType. All supported
fonts installed on your system appear in the Library, as well as the Format pane of the
Text Inspector. This includes fonts located in:
 /Library/Fonts/
 /Users/username/Library/Fonts/
 Classic System Folder/Fonts/
For information on installing fonts, see your system documentation. If you have Final
Cut Pro with the LiveType fonts installed, you can use the LiveFonts in Motion. If you do
not have Final Cut Pro installed, Motion includes ten LiveFonts. For more information
on LiveFonts, see “
Using LiveFonts ” on page 681.
You can preview and apply the available fonts in the Library or in the Format pane of
the Text Inspector.
Using the Library Font Preview
The Motion Library includes a Fonts category and Preview area to browse fonts or
change existing text.
For information on previewing and changing fonts in the Text Inspector, see “ Editing
Text Format ” on page 585.
Previewing Fonts
When you select a font in the Fonts category of the Library, a preview of the font is
displayed in the Preview area of the Library.
Using the HUDs
You can display a HUD for any object in Motion. To display a HUD, select the object
(group, layer, filter, behavior, camera, and so on) then press F7 (or D). The HUD
represents the currently selected item. The parameters contained in a HUD depend
on the type of item selected. For example, a text HUD displays text-specific
parameters, such as Typeface and Line Spacing. A particle emitter HUD displays
particle-specific controls, such as Birth Rate, Life, and Scale.
As you add effects (behaviors and filters) to a layer, the displayed HUD changes to the
most recently added effect. The HUD name is displayed in the title bar. To cycle
forward through the HUDs, press D repeatedly. To cycle in reverse, press Shift-D. The
HUDs cycle in the order in which the effects are applied.
To jump to a specific HUD, click the disclosure triangle next to the HUD name, then
choose an item from the list.