Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 190)

190 Chapter 2 Creating and Managing Projects
Generators have all the property parameters belonging to other objects. Properties
specific to each generator also appear in the Generator tab of the Inspector whenever
a generator is selected. You can also save customized versions of generators in the
Library for future use.
For more information about the generators available in Motion, see “ Working With
Generators ” on page 795.
Particle Emitters
Several categories of pre-made particle emitters let you quickly add effects ranging
from simulations of smoke, fire, and explosives, to animated abstract textures that you
can use in different ways. All of Motion’s pre-made particle systems can be customized
once you add them to your project.
For more information about using particle systems, see “ Working With Particles ” on
page 565.
Replicators
Several categories of pre-made replicators let you quickly add background, transitional,
or other types of animated patterns. All of Motion’s pre-made replicators can be
customized once you add them to your project.
For more information about using the replicator, see “ Using the Replicator ” on
page 621.
Shapes
This category contains pre-made shapes that you can use either as visual elements or
as image masks. Each shape is a Bezier shape, and can be further customized using
Motion’s shape editing tools. For more information about editing shapes and masks,
see “
Using Shapes and Masks ” on page 819.
Gradients
The Gradients category contains gradient presets that you can use in the Gradient
Editor found in particle system emitters and cells, as well as in text objects and shapes.
Motion comes with a collection of gradient presets, but you can also save your own
custom gradients created with any gradient editor.
Fonts and LiveFonts
Fonts and LiveFonts that are installed on your computer appear in these categories.
Fonts are organized into subcategories based on the categories of fonts you define in
the Font Book application. For more information about Font Book, see Mac Help in the
Finder Help menu.
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