Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 138)

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Control-click a color tag to display the pop-up color palette. Drag the eyedropper in the
palette to select a color. Drag in the lower palette to set the tag to a grayscale color.
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Click a color tag, then Control-click the color well to display the pop-up color palette.
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Click a color tag, click the eyedropper tool, then click a color in the Canvas.
Change the opacity in a gradient
1 Click an opacity tag.
The Opacity slider is enabled.
Opacity slider
Opacity tag
2 Use the Opacity slider or adjacent value slider to change the level of transparency.
The gradient transparency reflects the new opacity values.
Tip: The lower the percentage of the opacity, the greater the transparency.
Add a color tag to a gradient
m Position the pointer in the lower gradient bar where you want to add the new color, then click.
A new color tag is added to the gradient.
Click the lower color
bar to add a color tag.
Note: Although the color, opacity, and position of the tags of a gradient can be animated, the
number of color tags and opacity tags cannot.
Add an opacity tag to a gradient
m Position the pointer in the opacity bar where you want to add the tag, then click.
A new opacity tag is added to the gradient.
Until the value is adjusted, the gradient opacity is 100%.
Remove a color or gradient tag from the gradient
m Drag the tag away from the gradient bar.
The tag is removed.
Modify gradient editor tags
There are many ways to manipulate tags in the gradient editor to create a custom gradient.
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