Apple Motion 3 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Using Text
For more information about the Timeline, see Chapter 4, “
Sequence Text
The Sequence Text behavior allows you to select and apply text Format and Style
parameters, such as Position, Color, Scale, or Opacity, and animate those parameters in
sequence through the text characters. For example, you can create a sequence in
which the text characters fall vertically into place as they scale down, fade in, and
rotate. The sequence works by moving a selection area, represented by small white
lines, through the characters of the text. You can set the sequence to repeat, change
direction, or to randomize. The location of the selection can also be keyframed to
customize the direction of the sequence. For example, you can animate the selection to
move through half of the text, return to the beginning of the text, then move to the
end of the text.
Note: All of the Text Sequence behaviors (in the Text Sequence subcategory) are
presets based on this behavior. This means that each sequence behavior (in the Text
Sequence subcategory) contains at least one text parameter that animates through the
characters of text. The Text Sequence behaviors contain the same controls and are
modified in the same manner as the Sequence Text behavior.
Once you have added and modified the Sequence Text behavior, you can save the
behavior to the Library. For information on saving a modified behavior to the Library,
see “
Saving a Modified Text Behavior to the Library
To apply a parameter to the Sequence Text behavior:
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Apply the Sequence Text behavior (from the Text Animation subcategory) to the text.
In the Canvas, the text bounding box is replaced with the sequence bounding box.
The Sequence Text HUD (press F7 or D) also appears and the behavior is added to the
text in the Layers tab and Timeline.
Sequence bounding box
Artwork provided courtesy of Adam Cetorelli, ©2005