Creating a drop shadow – Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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To adjust the position of the glow:
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Use the Offset value sliders to change the position of the glow. The left value slider is X,
and the right value slider is Y. To display the individual X or Y offset fields, click the
Offset disclosure triangle.
To set the layer order of the glow:
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Make a choice from the Layer Order pop-up menu.
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Choose Under Face to place the glow behind the text face.
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Choose Over Face to place the glow in front of the text face.
Note: The Glow fill controls—Color, Gradient, and Texture—are equivalent to the
controls for the Face parameters. For information on using these controls, see “
Creating a Drop Shadow
Use the Drop Shadow controls to create a drop shadow on a text object, and to adjust
its color, opacity, offset from the text object, softness, and angle. All of the Drop
Shadow parameters can be animated.
Drop Shadow: Enables and disables the drop shadow. Drop Shadow is disabled by
default.
Fill with: Make a choice from the “Fill with” pop-up menu to set the fill for the shadow.
As with the Face, Outline, and Glow controls, you can set the shadow fill to Color,
Gradient, or Texture.
Color: Click the color well to select a color for the shadow. Click the Color disclosure
triangle to adjust the individual Red, Green, and Blue color channels.
Opacity: Sets the opacity of the text shadow.
Blur: Sets the softness of the text shadow.
Scale: Sets the size of the shadow.
Distance: Specifies the offset of the shadow from the text object.
Angle: Sets the angle (or direction) of the drop shadow.
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