Apple Motion 3 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Using Text
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 Amplitude: A slider that defines half the distance from the highest point to the
lowest point in the wave. Higher values result in more extreme waves.
 Frequency: A slider that sets number of waves. Higher values result in more waves.
 Phase: A dial that defines the percentage of the offset of the waves from the start
and end points of the path. When set to 0% (default), the wave begins and ends at
half the distance from the highest point to the lowest point in the wave. When set to
90%, the wave begins and ends at the highest point in the wave. When set to
–90%, the wave begins at the lowest point in the wave. When set to 180%, the waves
are the same as 0%, but inverted.
 Damping: A slider that progressively diminishes the oscillation of the wave. Positive
damping values diminish the wave forward (from left to right); negative values
diminish the wave backward (from right to left).
Shape Source, “To” pop-up menu, Attach to Shape: When Geometry is the defined
path shape, these controls become available.
 Shape Source: An image well that defines the layer (shape or mask) to use as the
motion path source.
 To: This pop-up menu displays a list of all layers in the current project that can be
used as a shape source for the motion path.
 Attach to Shape: When this checkbox is enabled, the motion path follows the
source shape at its original location. When disabled, the motion path can exist in a
location other than its source shape.
Note: When Attach to Shape is enabled, you cannot move the layer to another
location.
To learn how to use spline objects as a text path source shape, see “
Other Path Options Controls
The following parameter controls are persistent for all path shapes:
Path Offset: Determines where the text begins on the path. Animate this value to
move text along a path. At 0%, the first text character is at the left end of the path; at
100%, the first character is at the right end of the path.
Wrap Around: Available when Path Shape is set to Open Spline or Wave (an open path
shape), wraps the text from the end of the path around to the first point of the path.
Inside Path: When the Inside Path checkbox is on, the baseline of text on a loop path
is shifted so the text appears inside of the loop.
Align to Path: Aligns the text to the shape of the path. When the checkbox is off, all
text characters align vertically, regardless of the shape of the path.