Instruction Manual

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Use the Text Tracking behavior
m Apply the Text Tracking behavior (from the Text Animation subcategory) to the text.
As the project plays, the characters spread out based on the rate set in the Rate parameter of the
Text Tracking behavior.
Note: Like the Tracking parameter in the Format pane of the Text Inspector, the Text Tracking
behavior respects the Alignment setting of the text. For example, to track from the center of the
text outward, the Alignment of the text must be set to Center. This parameter is located in the
text HUD or the Layout pane of the Text Inspector.
Use Text Tracking parameters to modify the rate and end oset of character tracking. The
identical Text Tracking behavior parameters appear in the Text Tracking HUD and in the
Behaviors Inspector.
Text Tracking controls
Use Text Tracking parameters to control the rate and end oset of the tracking animation.
Parameters in the Inspector
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Rate: Drag this slider to control the rate of the change in tracking values. The higher the rate,
the greater the tracking values.
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End Oset: Drag this slider to oset the end of the eect of the Tracking parameter. By
default, text characters track to the end of the duration of text. For example, to stop tracking
animation 60 frames from the end of the text object (or project), drag the End Oset slider to
60 or enter 60 in the value slider.
Note: Use the End Oset parameter to stop the eect of the tracking behavior before the end
of the text object (or project) rather than changing the duration of the Tracking behavior in
the mini-Timeline or Timeline. If you trim the end of the behavior, the text snaps back to its
default tracking value at the end of the behavior.
Type On behavior
Use the Type On behavior
The Type On behavior creates a “type-on” eect.
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