Apple LiveType 2 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Advanced Design Techniques

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4

Adjust the Size, Tracking, and Leading parameters in the Text tab of the Inspector to
create a panel of evenly spaced squares.

5

In the Style tab, disable the shadow, and add a white outline thick enough for the
outlines of each square to touch each other, obscuring the Canvas background.

6

Add a new effect, and set the duration of both the track and the effect to 1 second in
the Timeline.

7

Select the beginning keyframe of the effect, and choose a glyph color in the Attributes
tab of the Inspector. Change the ending keyframe to a different color. Then position the
playhead at several intermittent points, changing the color each time.

If you change an effect parameter when the playhead is not on a keyframe, a new
keyframe is automatically added to the effect under the playhead. This step shows how
automatic keyframe insertion can be a convenient time saver.

8

Set the glyph opacity to 0 percent at the ending keyframe, so that squares fade out at
the end.

Ending Keyframe

First Keyframe

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