Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 684)

684 Chapter 7 Using Text
Speed: Allows you to play the LiveFont movie more quickly or slowly based on a
percentage of the default speed.
Play: Sets the LiveFont movie to play Forward, Backward, or Ping Pong. This is not the
same as the Direction parameter. Using the Freehand font as an example, when Play is
set to Backward, the text begins completely drawn and erases (in the direction
specified in the Direction parameter).
Loop: Sets the number of times the LiveFont movie plays through. The default setting
is 1, meaning that the LiveFont plays one time. A value of 3 means that it plays through
three times. For example, when the Loop parameter of the Freehand font is set to 3,
each character is drawn one time, then disappears, is drawn a second time, then
disappears, and is drawn a third time and remains.
To End: Loops the movie until the end of the text duration.
Note: When To End is enabled, the Loop parameter is ignored.
Hold First: Drag the slider or use the value slider to set the delay, in seconds, of the
start of the font’s “animation.” For example, when using the Freehand font and Hold
First is set to 3, the text does not begin to “draw on” for 3 seconds.
Note: The font “animation” varies depending on the LiveFont and can include the
drawing on of the font, the moving of highlights around the font, and so on.
Hold Last: Drag the slider or use the value slider to set the amount of time, in seconds,
that the font stays visible once the movie is completed. For example, when using the
Freehand font and Hold Last is set to 0, the text disappears as soon as it is finished
drawing.