Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Using Text
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Applying a Texture to Text Characters vs. Applying a Texture to a Text Object
When you apply an image (or object) as the texture for a text object, the texture is
applied to each character in the text object. To use the image as a continual texture
throughout a text object, use the text as a mask.
Using an Object With Behaviors and Filters as a Texture Source
You can use an object (image, movie, image sequence, shape, or layer) that has
applied behaviors and filters as the texture source for a text object. If the object has
active filters, the result of the filters is respected in the texture source. In other words,
you can see the result of the filters in the texture. If the object has active behaviors or
transforms, the behaviors and transforms are ignored—only the image appears as the
texture. Use the following guidelines when using objects as texture sources.
When using an object with an applied filter as a texture source:
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To use the object with the effect of the filter, use the steps in “
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If the object is an image or image sequence, you can use the object without the
effect of the filters by dragging the image from the Media tab to the Texture Image
well, rather than from the Layers tab.
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To use an object without the effect of the applied filter, make a copy of the object
in the Layers tab, remove the filters from the object, then turn the object off. You
can then drag the object from the Layers tab to the Image well.
When using an object with an applied behavior or active transforms (for example,
rotate) as a texture source:
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Use the steps in “
” on page 492. The effects of the behavior or
transforms are ignored.
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