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Apple Motion 3 User Manual

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Chapter 11

Working with Generators

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Cellular

The Cellular generator creates an animated pattern that looks like cells moving under a
microscope. You can change the color, size, and speed of the cells.

Parameters in the Inspector

Size: Sets the size of the cells in the pattern. Values range from 0 to 64.

Speed: Sets the speed of movement of the light patterns. Values range from 0 to 2.

Gradient: Sets the color gradient used for the cells. For information on using gradients,
see “

Using the Gradient Editor

” on page 596.

Checkerboard

The Checkerboard generator creates a static checkerboard pattern. The contrast, color,
size, and position of the checkerboard squares can be edited and keyframed.

Parameters in the Inspector

Center: Sets the center of the generator. Values range from 0 to 1.

Default Cellular generator

Modified Cellular generator

Default Checkerboard generator

Modified Checkerboard generator