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140 Appendix B Creating and Editing EffectScripts
Sample EffectScripts
You can view an EffectScript simply by opening one of the effect files stored in the
/Library/Application Support/LiveType/Effects folder of your hard drive. Some simple
EffectScripts follow:
Zoom In
EffectScript 1.0
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-- "Zoom In" example
Name "Zoom In"
Desc "Zoom In each glyph linearly from zero to normal from its anchor point.
Simultaneously increase the kerning from zero to normal."
DefOffset 0 % Start
DefSequence 0 0 L
DefRandStart 0 0 %
DefLoop 1
DefSpeed 100
Time 0.0
Tracking -100 -- -100% tracking, means zero tracking.
Scale 0 0 -- 0% scale
Time 2.0
Tracking 0 -- 0% tracking, means normal.
Scale 100 100 -- 100% scale.
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Zoom Out
EffectScript 1.0
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-- "Zoom Out" example
Name "Zoom Out"
Desc "Zoom Out each glyph linearly from normal to zero from its anchor point.
Simultaneously decrease the kerning from normal to zero."
DefOffset 0 % End
DefSequence 0 0 L
DefRandStart 0 0 %
DefLoop 1
DefSpeed 105
Time 0.0
Tracking 0
Scale 100 100
Time 2.0
Tracking -100
Scale 0 0
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