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Waviness: Positive or negative values create waves in the rays. Values range from –10 to
10.
Frequency: When Waviness is set to a value other than 0, determines the number of
waves in the rays.
Phase: When Waviness is set to a value other than 0, defines the offset of the waves from
the start and end of the rays.
Inner Cutoff: Defines a center stopping area for the generator. A value greater than 0
creates a hole in the middle of the generator; the greater the value, the larger the hole.
Objects composited below the generator in the project appear in the cutoff areas.
Outer Cutoff: Defines an outer stopping area for the generator. The lower the value, the
more the outer edges of the generator are cut off. Objects composited below the generator
in the project appear in the cutoff areas.
Publish OSC: Selecting this checkbox ensures that if this generator is sent to Final Cut Pro X
as part of a template, the onscreen controls are accessible in Final Cut Pro. For more about
publishing onscreen controls and other parameters see Creating Templates for
Final Cut Pro X.
HUD Controls
The HUD contains the following controls: Color 1, Color 2, Divisions, Rotation, Contrast,
Waviness, Frequency, Phase, Inner Cutoff, and Outer Cutoff.
Text Generators
Other generators create background images and patterns, but Text generators use text
characters to create text-and-number-based animations, such as timecode, time-and-date,
or countdown animations. The Inspector for each Text generator contains four panes:
Format, Style, Layout, and Generator.
The first three panes (Format, Style, and Layout) control the font, size, color, outline, glow,
drop shadow, and other standard text attributes. These panes are nearly identical to those
in the Text Inspector for standard text layers, with two exceptions: The Text Generator
Inspector has no Text editor (a field in which custom text can be typed) or an Editable in
FCP checkbox. Additionally, the Text and Transform Glyph tools cannot be used to modify
text in Text generators. For information on the Format, Style, and Layout panes, see
Creating and Editing Text.
There are four Text generators in Motion: File, Numbers, Time Date, and Timecode. The
parameters in the Text Generator Inspector of each type are described below.
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