Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 5
Using Behaviors
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Tip: The Average behavior can be used to smooth out the sequence of values
generated by a Randomize behavior.
Dashboard control
The Dashboard lets you adjust the Window Size parameter and change the parameter
assignment.
Parameters in the Inspector
Window Size: A slider lets you adjust the amount of smoothing to apply to the
affected parameter by specifying the number of adjacent frames to average together.
Higher values apply more smoothing by averaging a wider range of values, resulting in
more fluid animation. Lower values average a narrower range of values, and apply less
smoothing with values that are closer to the original.
Apply To: The Apply To pop-up menu shows the parameter being affected, and can be
used to reassign the behavior to another parameter.
Related behaviors
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Custom
The Custom behavior allows you to make your own behaviors by creating a set of
parameters, then keyframing them to create the type of animation you want to apply
to an object. By saving custom behaviors you create in the Library, you can create your
own collection of behaviors to suit your needs.
Prior to creating a Custom behavior, you must first add the Custom behavior to an
object in the Canvas. The Custom behavior is added to an object like all other non-
Parameter behaviors in Motion.
Note: Although the Custom behavior is a Parameter behavior, it does not appear in the
list when you Control-click a parameter.
To add a Custom behavior to an object, do one of the following:
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Select the object to which you want to add a Custom behavior, click the Add Behavior
icon in the Toolbar, then choose Parameter > Custom from the pop-up menu.
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In the Library, select the Behaviors category, select the Parameter subcategory, select
Custom, then drag it to the object in the Canvas, Layers tab, or Timeline.
The Custom behavior is applied to the object. The behavior has no effect until you add
a parameter to the behavior.
Affects
Parameters affected
Individual parameter
Any
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