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Table Of Contents
- Motion User Manual
- Contents
- Motion 2 Documentation and Resources
- Getting To Know Motion
- Creating and Managing Projects
- Creating New Projects
- Managing Projects
- Editing Project Properties
- Browsing Media Files in Motion
- File Types Supported by Motion
- Adding Media to Your Project
- Managing Objects in Your Project
- Deleting Objects From a Project
- Exchanging Media in a Project
- Object Media Tab Parameters
- Using Media in the Library
- Organizing Layers and Objects in Motion
- The Background of Your Project
- Selecting Objects and Layers in the Layers Tab
- Reorganizing Objects in the Layers Tab
- Nesting Layers Inside Other Layers
- Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
- Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects
- Fixing the Size of a Layer
- Locking Layers and Objects
- Collapsing and Uncollapsing Layer Hierarchies
- Renaming Layers
- Searching for Layers and Objects
- Sorting Layers and Objects in the Media Tab
- Customizing and Creating New Templates
- Basic Compositing
- Using the Timeline
- Using Behaviors
- Keyframes and Curves
- Using Text
- Working With Particles
- The Anatomy of a Particle System
- Using Particle Systems
- Creating Graphics and Animations for Particle Systems
- Advanced Particle System Controls
- Animating Objects in Particle Systems
- Using Behaviors With Particle Systems
- Applying Filters to Particle Systems
- Particle System Examples
- Saving Custom Particle Effects to the Library
- Using the Replicator
- The Difference Between the Replicator and a Particle System
- The Anatomy of the Replicator
- Using the Replicator
- Advanced Replicator Controls
- Animating Replicator Parameters
- Using the Sequence Replicator Behavior
- Using Behaviors With Replicators
- Applying Filters to Replicators
- Saving Custom Replicators to the Library
- Using Filters
- About Filters
- Working With Filters
- An Introduction to Filters
- Working With Filters
- Enabling, Renaming, and Locking Filters
- Copying, Pasting, and Moving Filters
- Reordering Filters
- Changing Filter Timing
- Blur Filters
- A Fun Effect That Can Be Used With All the Blur Filters
- Border Filters
- Color Correction Filters
- Distortion Filters
- Glow Filters
- Keying Filters
- Matte Filters
- Sharpen Filters
- Stylize Filters
- Tiling Filters
- Working With Third-Party Filters
- Working With Generators
- Using Shapes and Masks
- Working With Audio
- Exporting Motion Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Video and File Formats
- Supported File Formats
- Standard Definition vs. High Definition Video Formats
- Popular Video Codecs for File Exchange
- What Is Field Order?
- Using Square or Nonsquare Pixels When Creating Graphics
- Differences in Color Between Computer and Video Graphics
- Using Fonts and Creating Line Art for Video
- Scaling Imported High-Resolution Graphics
- Creating Graphics for HD Projects
- Integration With Final Cut Pro
- Using Gestures
- Index
Chapter 3 Basic Compositing 271
Note: When you select a text object, these parameters are not displayed in the
Dashboard.
The Adjust Drop Shadow Transform Tool
Selecting the Adjust Drop Shadow transform tool in the Toolbar provides additional
onscreen controls for selected objects with drop shadows that are turned on.
Four handles at each corner allow you to increase or decrease the blur of the drop
shadow. Dragging anywhere within the drop shadow’s bounding box allows you to
simultaneously change the shadow’s angle and distance.
To increase or decrease a drop shadow’s blur:
1 Click the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Adjust Drop Shadow tool from the
pop-up menu.
2 Drag one of the four corner handles in to decrease a shadow’s blur, or out to increase it.
To move an object’s drop shadow:
1 Click the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Adjust Drop Shadow tool from the
pop-up menu.
2 Drag anywhere within the shadow’s bounding box to move it around.
Drop Shadow Parameters in the Properties Tab
In addition to the Canvas and Dashboard drop shadow controls, each object has
individual drop shadow parameters in the Properties tab.
Use the checkbox to toggle any object’s drop shadow on or off.
Color: Sets the drop shadow’s color. This color is black, by default.
Opacity: Sets the drop shadow’s transparency.
Blur: Specifies how soft the drop shadow is.
Drop shadow blur
handles
Drop shadow position
bounding box
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