Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 496)

496 Chapter 7 Using Text
• Mirror: Beyond the edge of the source image, the texture source is reflected like in a
mirror—duplicated, tiled, and alternately reversed to encompass the full width and
height of the text object.
Animating a Texture
You can set keyframes for the offset values of the texture source to create a moving
element within your text object. In the following example, an image of a leopard lying
in the grass is used as the texture source for the text “leopard.”
To animate the texture offset:
1 Apply a texture to the text object.
For instructions on how to apply a texture to a text object, see “ Using a Texture Fill ” on
page 492.
2 Go to the frame where you want the texture animation to begin.
3 Enable Record (press A).
Note: Keep in mind that when Record is enabled, a keyframe is created for any change
you make to an object in your project.
4 To position the texture, do one of the following:
Original text object prior to texture Image used as texture source
Record button
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