Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 503)

Chapter 7 Using Text 503
Changing Text Softness
Use the Blur parameter in the Style pane of the Text Inspector to adjust the softness of
the text object.
To adjust the softness in the Inspector:
1 Select the text object.
2 In the Inspector (press Command+3), click the Text tab.
3 Click Style.
4 In the Face controls, drag the Blur slider, or enter a blur amount in the value slider.
The text object softness is dynamically updated as you drag the slider.
Text Outline Controls
Use the Outline controls in the Style pane to create text object outlines. You can
change the fill of the outline, as well as its opacity, softness, width, and layer order. With
the exception of Layer Order, all of the Outline parameters can be animated.
Outline: Enables and disables the outline of the text object. Outline is disabled by
default.
Fill with: Make a choice from the “Fill with” pop-up menu to set the fill for the outline.
As with the Face controls, you can set the outline fill to Color, Gradient, or Texture.
Color: Click the color well to select a color for the outline. Click the Color disclosure
triangle to adjust the individual Red, Green, and Blue color channels.
Opacity: Sets the opacity of the text outline.
Blur: Sets the softness of the text outline.
Blur parameter
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