Adobe LiveMotion 1.0 - Interface

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by Don Herion

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Gradient Palette
The Gradient Palette has four tabs. These include an Adjust tab for manipulates the amount of black and white in a color. The 3D can give an object a 3-dimensional effect. The gradient tab allows you to apply a gradual blend of colors to an object. The Layer tab allows you to specify properties for a selected layer.

Adjust Tab
You can adjust the Hue of a color here by affecting its brightness (1); the contrast between colors (2); the saturation or strength of gray in a color (3); the tint, which blends the foreground in the color palette with the current fill for the selected layer (4); you can set the number of colors in the image with posterize (5); and you can invert, or change a color to its exact opposite (6).

Adjust Tab

3D Tab
This is a good tool for adding 3d effects like Emboss and Bevel (1); after applying the effect you can manipulate its depth (2); its softness, or blurring (3); its lighting (4); the angle of light applied (5); the kind of edge you want, such as, straight or button (6); and the kind of lighting you want applied (7).

3D Tab

Gradient Tab
You have a number of gradient effects you can apply, these include, linear, burst, double burst and radial (1); Then you can affect the gradients rotation (2); the gradients relative distance from the object's edges (3); and the colors within the gradient (4).

Gradient Tab

Layer Tab
This tab gives designers the ability to specify properties of specific layers. First you can choose among various types of fills, including color, texture, images or use the existing background (1); the X and Y offset specify how far the layer (i.e. a shadow layer) is moved from the object's center (2) the width of a layer (3); and its softness or blurring (4).

Layer Tab

Live Motion Interface
Tool Bar
Composition Window
Transform Palette
Color Palette
Gradient Palette
Library Palette
Layers Palette
Timeline