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804 Chapter 11 Working With Generators
Stripes
The Stripes generator creates a default image with vertical bands of two alternating
colors. You can change and keyframe the position, colors, size, and contrast of the
stripes. By animating the Center parameter, you can create an animation in which the
stripes continuously move across the screen without the need to resize and pan the
object across the Canvas. In the second image, the generator object is rotated so the
stripes are horizontal.
Swirly
The Swirly generator creates an animated pattern in one of three different styles called
Pulse, Spiderweb Spin, and Spiky. Once you select a style, you can modify and animate
the scale, rotation, persistence, radius, amplitude, and number of passes of the pattern.
Modifying Generators
In this section, the Checkerboard generator is used to illustrate how to edit and
animate a generator using the Dashboard. Once a generator has been customized, you
can save the generator to the Library for use in future projects. This section also briefly
discusses applying Parameter behaviors to the parameters of a generator.
Default Stripes generator Modified Stripes generator used as animated
background
Default Swirly generator Modified Swirly generator
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