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User Guide
Text Wave
The Text Wave plug-in provides templates to create complex wave animations with text
objects. Animate them through three-dimensional planes, character by character: with
variable acceleration, scale, loop frequency and more. This plug-in is available in both
modules.
To create a text wave animation:
1
Select a text object, select Object Effects,
then select Text Wave in the EasyPalette.
2
Click F/X on the Attribute Toolbar.
Double-click or drag and drop a Text
Wave preset to the project.
3
Adjust the following settings in the
Attribute Toolbar:
•
Action Sequence The initial direction of
the animation.
•
Acceleration The way characters speed
up and slow down while starting and
completing a wave.
•
Length A higher setting creates a more
expansive wave where characters move
more closely in tandem together. A
lower setting creates a more compact
wave where characters move more
disjointedly in relation to each other.
•
Scaling The focal point from which
characters are expanded and compacted.
•
X, Y & Z Scale The dimensions of the
characters in each axis. These settings
are percentages of the text object’s
native dimensions.
•
X, Y & Z Loops The number of loops
completed between keyframes.
•
X, Y & Z Amp The amplitude, or extent,
of the waves in each axis. A negative
amplitude will cause the wave to move in
the opposite direction.
Note:
Settings applied to a keyframe will take
effect until the following keyframe.
