Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 662)

662 Chapter 7 Using Text
Map Animation: The Map Animation parameter sets the timing of the animation to
either “To Entire Object” or “To Selection.” In a basic example, the Scale parameter is
added to the Sequence Text behavior. Next, the Scale parameter is keyframed to
animate from 100% to 250% over 10 seconds. With the given example, use the
following guidelines to understand the difference between the two Map Animation
options.
 To Entire Object: Leaves the original animation timing of the sequence across the
entire text layer untouched, and the selection follows the animation at its current
point in time.
Using the above example, in which Scale animates from 100% to 250% over 10
seconds, the first character in the text grows slightly and returns to its original value,
the second character grows a little more, the third a little more, and so on until finally
the last character grows to the full 250% value.
Important: You do not need to create an animation (keyframes) to use the “To Entire
Object” option.
 To Selection: Changes the timing of the original animation to “fit” within the
selection. Each selection (by character, word, line, and so on) goes through the entire
source animation as the selection moves across the text.
Original text with Sequence behavior applied
(before animation begins)