Instruction Manual

Chapter 3 Motion menus 110
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3D Grid: Turns the 3D grid on and o. The 3D grid helps you stay oriented while working in
3D space and can be used to guide the placement of objects in your project. The 3D grid
appears only when you are in 3D mode. (Shift-Command-Apostrophe)
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3D Scene Icons: Turns all 3D scene icons, such as lights and cameras, on and o. The scene
icons appear in the Canvas as wireframe icons, and each includes red, green, and blue
handles that let you transform and rotate the camera or light.
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Layers Columns: Opens a submenu of the following commands to turn the following controls
on or o in the Layers list of the Project pane:
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Preview: Shows a thumbnail of the object. The group thumbnail represents the cumulative
result of the composite up to that point in the project.
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Opacity: Displays the current opacity (transparency) of the group or layer. You can adjust the
slider to change the item’s opacity.
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Blend Mode: Displays the current blend mode of the layer or group. Choose a new blend
mode from the pop-up menu. For more information on blend modes, see How blend modes
work on page 231.
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Media Columns: Opens a submenu of the following commands to turn on or o the display of
technical information in the Media list of the Project pane:
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Preview: Shows a thumbnail of the media le. The thumbnail for an audio le (with no
associated image) appears as a speaker icon.
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Kind: Identies the type of media, including QuickTime movie, still image, QuickTime audio,
or PDF. For a list of supported codecs and le types, see File types supported by Motion on
page 165.
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In Use: Indicates whether a media item is being used in your project. When this menu item is
unchecked, the media item is not used. If “Automatically manage unused media” is selected
in the General pane of Motion Preferences, Motion removes unused media from the Media
list. Disable this setting if you prefer to manage the contents of the Media list manually.
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Duration: Displays the duration of the media in frames or timecode.
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Frame Size: Displays the native size of the image in pixels. The numbers represent width and
height. This column remains blank for audio-only les.
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Format: Displays the format of the clip. This is also sometimes referred to as a codec.
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Depth: Displays the number of colors (bit depth) of the le. Any item listed as Millions of
Colors+ indicates that the media contains an alpha channel in addition to the RGB data.
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Video Rate: Displays the frame rate of the media.
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Audio Rate: Displays the sample rate in the audio track, measured in kilohertz (kHz).
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Audio Bit Depth: Displays the bit depth of the audio le.
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File Size: Displays the overall le size of the media on disk.
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File Created: Displays the creation date of the media.
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File Modied: Displays the last date on which the media was modied.
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Show/Hide Fonts: Displays (or hides) the OS X Fonts window for selecting fonts and font
attributes. (Command-T)
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Show/Hide Colors: Displays (or hides) the OS X Colors window for selecting colors.
(Shift-Command-C)
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