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753Motion User Guide
Sequence the distortion of 2D text in Motion
In addition to using the sliders and value sliders in the Inspector, you can use onscreen
controls to sequence the Four Corner parameter, creating warp effects that manipulate the
text Face (color fill), Outline, Glow, and Drop Shadow parameters of text. In the following
simple example, the distortion of the text glow is sequenced.
Note: You cannot sequence the distortion of an appearance attribute for 3D text.
Sequence the warping of a text glow effect
1. In Motion, select a text layer in your project, then click Behaviors in the toolbar and
choose Text Animation > Sequence Text.
2. In the Parameter row of the Behaviors Inspector, click the Add pop-up menu, then
choose Glow > Four Corner.
In the Inspector, the Glow Four Corner parameter is added to the sequence above the
Add and Remove pop-up menus. The Four Corner parameter is used to spatially distort
the text’s glow effect.
3. To activate onscreen handles, click the Attribute pop-up menu in the lower portion of
the Behaviors Inspector, then choose Glow.