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User Guide
Explosion
The power you have when blasting a title to pieces makes this plug-in a favorite. The effect ends
in a confetti shower that you can use when working with celebration or party themes. Reversing
an explosion effect, on the other hand, can have all the small pieces come together to form a
whole. In this tutorial, learn how to disintegrate your title. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.)
To disintegrate your title:
1
Insert a text object in the Edit Window. Click
Add plug-in and select Explosion in the
Attribute Panel.
2
Click the Plug-in mask to display the
Control Line. Drag the leftmost end point
of the Control Line to frame 5. This ensures
that the explosion effect will not take place
right away.
3
At the first frame of the plug-in effect (frame
5), set the Movement Type to Left in the
Attribute Panel. Set also the Collapse Type
to Ascending, Action Sequence to Forward,
Level to 0, and Rotate value to 30.
4
At frame 30, set the Level to 100 for a
complete explosion. Enter 100 for the
Rotate value.
5
Select Position from the Property List in
the Animation Toolbar and add a key frame
at frame 25.
6
At frames 1 and 25 for Position, all
coordinates on the Location Toolbar should
be 0. At frame 30, set the Y value to -300.
7
Click Play to preview the effect. Experiment
with different values for Variation. Each
number you enter produces a slightly
different kind of explosion effect.
