When creating an effect in the Sequencer’s Motion Effect Generator, the left and right sides operate identically. However, it is recommended to always start on the left side, just to be consistent. On the effect settings panel, you can:
•Select colors from the current palette
•Load and save the color palette
Effect Settings Panel
Select An Effect
The first step in creating an effect is selecting the effect from the drop down list. The list is grouped by effect author/publisher.
The best way to get familiar with the effects is to try each one.
Select Colors From The Current Palette
Choose the colors for the selected effect by clicking the checkboxes next to the desired colors. Not all effects use every chosen color. For example, the Color Wash effect only uses the first selected color. The Butterfly effect doesn’t use any. If you haven’t selected any check boxes, the color defaults to white.
The Color Palette
The size of the palette is fixed at 6 entries, but each palette entry can be set to a color of your choosing. Simply click on the color (not the check box), and the Select Color Transition window will open allowing you to choose a previously saved color, a custom color, or a random color. Selecting a single color will cause that color to be used for the entire duration of the effect. Selecting a color transition will cause the color to change over the course of the effect, starting with the color on the left and ending with the color on the right.
The Select Color Transition Window
For some effects, color order is important. Color order can be changed by dragging a color to a new location. To start dragging, click on the color you want to move (avoiding the check box). Then drop it on top of another color square. When you do, the colors will rearrange.
Load And Save The Color Palette
The current palette (6 colors) can be saved for later reuse. This is controlled using the palette toolbar.
The palette toolbar
Click this icon to load a palette that has previously been saved
Click this icon to save the current palette.
Click this icon to open the Palette List dialog, which allows you to rename, copy, and delete the saved palettes.
In the Palette List dialog, each palette is listed by name. Following the name are the 6 palette entries. If an entry is split into 2 parts, the left part is the color at the start of an effect and the right part is the color that applies at the end of an effect.
The Palette List dialog
Modify Effect Parameters
Example of Effect Controls
Below the palette area will be a set of buttons, sliders, and other controls that are specific to the type of effect you have chosen in the drop down. Each time you select a different effect type, these buttons, sliders, and other controls will change. Modifying a control will change how the effect is displayed. Feel free to experiment with all of the options. That is part of the fun of the Motion Effect Generator – seeing all of the different effects you can make!