Radio Waves - Ignite Pro

Creates geometric shapes that can be warped and animated. The shape of the waves can be heavily customized.

Position

Center: Sets the point from which the waves will originate, using X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) values.
Use Layer: Select another layer from the timeline using this menu, to use the selected layer’s position to control the center of the Waves effect. When a layer is selected, the Position property above functions as an offset from the parent layer’s position.

Shape: Select the basic geometric shape of the waves. Round waves can be created using the Circle option, or choose any polygonal shape with from 3 to 10 faces.
Rotation: Rotates polygonal wave shapes around the Center point.
Curvature: When a polygon shape is selected, this property curves each face, while the angles where the faces meet remain in place.
Pinch: Shifts the weight of the curvature toward the corners, so higher values create a flat area in the center of each face.
Shift: Moves each face of the polygonal shape sideways, or perpendicular to their direction of travel. Any portion of the wave which is shifted beyond its corner will be cropped.

Color: Choose a color for the waves. You can use the eyedropper to choose a color from the layer, or click the swatch to open a color picker and choose any color you prefer. You can also manually enter the color values for the red, green, and blue channels.
Opacity: Defines how opaque the waves are. At 0.00 the waves will be completely transparent, and at 1.00 they will be completely opaque.
Wave Start: Sets the time, measured from the start of the layer, at which waves will begin to be emitted.
Fade In: Sets the point in the total duration of each wave, at which its fade in ends, defined as a percentage of the total duration of the wave. Setting this value to 0% removes the fade in.
Fade Out: Sets the point in the total duration of each wave, at which its fade out begins, defined as a percentage of the total duration of the wave. Setting this value to 100% removes the fade out.
Wave End: Defines the duration, in seconds of each individual wave.
Start Width: The line width of each wave, in pixels, at the point when it is emitted.
End Width: The line width of each wave, in pixels, at the point when its duration ends.
Line Blend: Select the blend mode used to combine the lines in any areas where they overlap. In many cases, the lines will not overlap, in which case this setting can be ignored.

Frequency: Sets the amount of time, in seconds, between one wave and the next.
Expansion: The speed at which the wave expands outward from the center point.
Spin: Rotates the center point by the angle you specify, per second. The result is that the angles of each wave are offset from the preceding and subsequent waves.

Blend: Choose the blend mode used to blend the Radio Waves effect onto the contents of the layer to which it is applied.