Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 388)

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Appendix C - Xstudio properties
Target
[CounterTarget]
• Applies to: Text2D objects when the Time property is enabled.
• Description: The target time to which the timer will count down to.
When the current time passes the target time, the count time will
stop at zero when the target time has been reached. See
“Creating
simple clocks and timers using Text2D scene elements” on page
6-7
for more information.
• Accepted values: Selecting the Target property exposes the
button to open the C OUNTER T ARGET dialog box. Use the up/down
arrows to select the exact hours, minutes, and seconds values to
be set as the used as the target time. Values can only be positive.
Text
[Text]
• Applies to: Text2D objects.
• Description: The exact text that displays in the Text2D object.
• Accepted values: Type TEXT characters exactly as you want it to
display on the object.
Text Direction
[Direction]
• Applies to: Text2D objects.
• Description: The default direction of the text. This property is
useful for accommodating international languages.
• Accepted values: Select from the drop-down list: L EFT TO RIGHT , or
RIGHT TO LEFT .
Tracking
[Tracking]
• Applies to: Text2D objects.
• Description: Determines whether or not tracking is used to
appropriately space characters. Tracking generally is used to
increase letter spacing as type gets smaller and decrease it as
type gets larger.
• Accepted values: Enter the PIXEL VALUE . A positive value spreads
the font, whereas a negative value squeezes it in.
TransitionDirection
[TransitionDirection]
• Applies to: All primitives when the TransitionType property is set to
one of the following:
• Description: Determines the direction of the transition.
• Accepted values: Select from the drop-down list: L EFT , R IGHT , U P ,
or D OWN .
Scene-side properties Descriptions