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3 Select the text file you want to use, then click Open.
The text file is loaded into the generator. If you are at the first frame of your project and
depending on what is chosen from the Speed pop-up menu, the text may not appear in
the Canvas until you play the project.
4 Press the Play button.
The text appears and disappears line by line. Use the parameters in the Generator pane
to modify the animation. For more information, see File.
The appearance of the text is based on the settings in the Format, Style, and Layout panes
in the Generator tab of the Inspector. For more information on using and editing text,
see Creating and Editing Text.
Numbers
The Numbers text generator displays random numbers based on the settings in the
Inspector.
Parameters in the Inspector
Animate: When this checkbox is selected, the numbers are animated as the project plays.
When deselected, a static number is displayed.
Start: Sets the beginning number for the generator. Slider values range from 0 to 100.
For negative numbers or numbers greater than 100, use the value slider (to the right of
the slider). Default values are based on the project. For example, when the Numbers
generator is added to a default project of 300 frames, the Start value is 1 and the End
value is 300.
Tip: You can use the Link parameter behavior to set the visible numbers to show the
values of one of the other parameters used in your project. The number display may
appear at a scaled rate in some cases. In other cases, the number display may be translated
into another form (such as a percentage)—for example, if you were linking to the value
of a point light’s Falloff parameter, the number displayed on screen would be scaled by
a factor of .1 and the Intensity parameter would be displayed as a percentage. You can
scale and offset the value of the linked parameter using the Scale slider in the Link behavior
tab. To convert the number to a different format, use the Format pop-up menu in the
Numbers generator. For more about the Link behavior, see Link.
End: Sets the ending number for the generator. Slider values range from 0 to 100. For
negative numbers or numbers greater than 100, use the value slider (to the right of the
slider). Default values are based on the project. For example, when the Numbers generator
is added to a default project of 300 frames, the Start value is 0 and the End value is 300.
If the End value is set to 200, a range of 0 to 200 is counted over the 300 frames.
Format: A pop-up menu that specifies the format of the displayed numbers. There are
seven choices:
• Number: Numbers are used in the generator.
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