Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 357)

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Once you have animated all the parameters you added, you can save the Custom
behavior into the Library for future use. For more information about saving Custom
behaviors to the Library, see “
Saving and Sharing Custom Behaviors ” on page 343.
When you apply a Custom behavior that you’ve saved in the Library to an object in a
project, its keyframed animation is scaled to the duration of the object to which it’s
applied. This means that no matter how long the original Custom behavior was, you
can apply it to any object, and the animated effect speeds up or slows down to
accommodate the new object’s duration.
Dashboard control
There are no Dashboard controls for this behavior.
Controls in the Inspector
Unlike other behaviors, the Custom behavior doesn’t start out with any parameters in
the Behaviors tab. Instead, a pair of pop-up menus allows you to add and remove any
parameters you want to use.
Add Parameter: The Add Parameter pop-up menu allows you to add parameters that
you want to keyframe to create custom animation. Choose a parameter from this menu
to add it to the Custom parameter list for keyframing.
Remove Parameter: The Remove Parameter pop-up menu lists all the parameters
you’ve added to the current Custom behavior. Choose a parameter from this menu to
remove it from the Custom parameter list, along with any keyframes that are applied to
that parameter.
MIDI
The MIDI behavior allows you to edit and animate object parameters using standard
MIDI devices, such as a synthesizer. For the true motion graphics mixmaster.
Affects Parameters affected
Individual parameter Any
Affects Parameters affected
Individual parameter Any
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