Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 9
Using the Replicator
Color Gradient: This gradient control appears when the Color Mode is set to Over
Pattern. Use it to change the color of the replicator elements over the pattern. At their
origin, elements are tinted with the leftmost color in the gradient. The elements
progress through the range of colors until reaching the rightmost color at the end of
the pattern. Gradual color changes do not appear in each element, only across the
pattern as a whole. Similar to the Opacity Gradient, the Color Gradient control has five
parameters:
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Gradient Preset pop-up menu: Gradients from the Library (default or custom)
appear in this pop-up menu. Choose a gradient from this menu to load it into the
Gradient control.
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Opacity bar: Use it to change the opacity of the replicator elements over the
pattern. All color tags are limited to shades of gray.
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Color bar: A gradient control that allows you to tint replicator elements over the
pattern.
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Color control: When a color tag is selected in the Gradient Editor control, you can
change its color by either clicking the color well and choosing a color using the
Colors window, or Option-clicking the well and using the pop-up color palette.
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Opacity slider: When an opacity tag is selected in the Opacity Gradient control, you
can use this slider to change its shade, from 100 (opaque/white) to 0 (transparent/
black).
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Location slider: Changes the location of the selected gradient tag or spread control
relative to the gradient bar.
Color Range: A gradient control that appears when the Color Mode is set to Pick From
Range. Use it to define a range of colors used to randomly tint pattern elements. The
direction of the gradient colors is not relevant, only the number of colors that appear
within the gradient. The Color Range parameter has the same controls as the Over
Pattern parameter.
For more information on how to use gradient controls, see “
Additional Cell Parameters for QuickTime Movies
If you create a replicator pattern using a QuickTime object as the source object for a
cell, additional parameters appear. These six parameters are:
Play Frames: A checkbox that controls playback. If it’s turned on, it loops the playback
of the animation or movie clip used for each element. If it’s turned off, the elements use
the still frame specified by either the Random Start Frame parameter or the Source
Start Frame parameter.
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