Creating and editing effectscripts, Header, Default timing – Apple LiveType 2 User Manual
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Creating and Editing EffectScripts
Effects in LiveType are based on the EffectScript language. Effects consist of a plain text
file and a representative QuickTime movie, which appears in the Media Browser in the
LiveType interface.
Each line of an EffectScript consists of a command followed by a set of command
arguments. Tabs and spaces are skipped. In any command, two hyphens (
--
) can be
followed by a comment. Comments are ignored by the EffectScript interpreter.
Header
The following header commands should appear at the beginning of each EffectScript.
EffectScript 1.0
 Use 1.0. as the EffectScript specification version number.
Name "effect name"
 Name the effect. Quotation marks can be any non-space delimiter (
"
,
'
,
/
, and so on).
Desc "description"
 Describe the effect. The description may be a long string; the text wraps
when displayed.
Default Timing
After the header, an EffectScript should have default timing settings.
DefOffset a b c
 a is a numeric value.
 b is %, Seconds, or Frames.
 c is Start or End.
DefReverse a
 a is 0 for forward, or 1 for reverse.