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As with QuickTime video clips, you can mix image sequences of dierent formats, using dierent
frame sizes, pixel aspect ratios, frame rates, and interlacing. For more information, see File types
supported by Motion on page 165.
Important: Any imported image sequence must contain three or more digits of padding—for
example, “imagename.0001.tif.”
Collapse image sequences
The “Show image sequences as collapsed” button at the bottom of the File Browser lets you
display image sequences as a single object, rather than as the collection of les on your disk.
Click to collapse
or expand image
sequences.
Note: You can turn this feature o for numbered image les that aren’t used as an image
sequence. For example, pictures taken with digital cameras often have numbered lenames that
can be mistaken for an image sequence.
Layered Photoshop les
You can also import layered Photoshop les. Many motion graphics professionals create layouts
in Photoshop, then import the resulting multilayered le into Motion, where the layers are
animated and combined with other imported and Motion-generated objects.
There are several ways to import layered Photoshop les:
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With all Photoshop layers merged together as a single Motion layer
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With each Photoshop layer preserved as a separate Motion layer, nested in a new group
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By choosing a single Photoshop layer
When you import all Photoshop layers as individual Motion layers, Motion places them in a new
group in the Layers list and Timeline. Each layer retains the position, opacity, and blend mode of
its corresponding original Photoshop layer.
Although you can import Photoshop text layers, the text appears in Motion as noneditable
bitmap graphics.
The following Photoshop eects are not imported into Motion:
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Layer eects
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Layer masks
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Adjustment layers
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Paths
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Shapes
Add a layered Photoshop le using the drop menu
1 Drag a layered Photoshop le from the File Browser into the Canvas, Layers list, or Timeline.
2 Before releasing the mouse button, pause until the Canvas drop menu appears and the pointer
becomes curved.
This menu presents commands for importing the layered le.
3 Continuing to hold down the mouse button, drag the curved pointer over a command in the
drop menu, and when the menu item is highlighted, release the mouse button.
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