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Table Of Contents
- Motion User Manual
- Contents
- Motion 2 Documentation and Resources
- Getting To Know Motion
- Creating and Managing Projects
- Creating New Projects
- Managing Projects
- Editing Project Properties
- Browsing Media Files in Motion
- File Types Supported by Motion
- Adding Media to Your Project
- Managing Objects in Your Project
- Deleting Objects From a Project
- Exchanging Media in a Project
- Object Media Tab Parameters
- Using Media in the Library
- Organizing Layers and Objects in Motion
- The Background of Your Project
- Selecting Objects and Layers in the Layers Tab
- Reorganizing Objects in the Layers Tab
- Nesting Layers Inside Other Layers
- Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
- Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects
- Fixing the Size of a Layer
- Locking Layers and Objects
- Collapsing and Uncollapsing Layer Hierarchies
- Renaming Layers
- Searching for Layers and Objects
- Sorting Layers and Objects in the Media Tab
- Customizing and Creating New Templates
- Basic Compositing
- Using the Timeline
- Using Behaviors
- Keyframes and Curves
- Using Text
- Working With Particles
- The Anatomy of a Particle System
- Using Particle Systems
- Creating Graphics and Animations for Particle Systems
- Advanced Particle System Controls
- Animating Objects in Particle Systems
- Using Behaviors With Particle Systems
- Applying Filters to Particle Systems
- Particle System Examples
- Saving Custom Particle Effects to the Library
- Using the Replicator
- The Difference Between the Replicator and a Particle System
- The Anatomy of the Replicator
- Using the Replicator
- Advanced Replicator Controls
- Animating Replicator Parameters
- Using the Sequence Replicator Behavior
- Using Behaviors With Replicators
- Applying Filters to Replicators
- Saving Custom Replicators to the Library
- Using Filters
- About Filters
- Working With Filters
- An Introduction to Filters
- Working With Filters
- Enabling, Renaming, and Locking Filters
- Copying, Pasting, and Moving Filters
- Reordering Filters
- Changing Filter Timing
- Blur Filters
- A Fun Effect That Can Be Used With All the Blur Filters
- Border Filters
- Color Correction Filters
- Distortion Filters
- Glow Filters
- Keying Filters
- Matte Filters
- Sharpen Filters
- Stylize Filters
- Tiling Filters
- Working With Third-Party Filters
- Working With Generators
- Using Shapes and Masks
- Working With Audio
- Exporting Motion Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Video and File Formats
- Supported File Formats
- Standard Definition vs. High Definition Video Formats
- Popular Video Codecs for File Exchange
- What Is Field Order?
- Using Square or Nonsquare Pixels When Creating Graphics
- Differences in Color Between Computer and Video Graphics
- Using Fonts and Creating Line Art for Video
- Scaling Imported High-Resolution Graphics
- Creating Graphics for HD Projects
- Integration With Final Cut Pro
- Using Gestures
- Index
420 Chapter 6 Keyframes and Curves
You can identify a keyframe’s value in the shortcut menu. Multiple keyframes on the
same frame are all listed in the menu.
To find a keyframe’s value:
m
Control-click the keyframe.
A shortcut menu appears. The first items in the list are the keyframe values for any
keyframes on that frame.
Note: There is no way to add keyframes in the Timeline.
Modifying Keyframes in the Timeline
When keyframes are visible in the Timeline, you can change their positions in time by
dragging them horizontally in the track. This does not modify the keyframe’s parameter
value, it just changes the position in time when it occurs.
To move a keyframe in the Timeline:
1 Click the Show/Hide Keyframes button in the Timeline.
2 Identify the object where the keyframe is located.
3 Drag the keyframe to the left or right to move it forward or backward in time.
Although moving a keyframe in time does not change the parameter’s value, it can
have a significant effect on the nature of the animation. For example, if you have two
keyframes that animate an object from the top of the screen to the bottom over five
seconds, moving one of the keyframes forces the animation to occur more slowly (if
you drag them farther apart) or more quickly (if you drag them closer together).
Aligning Keyframes With Other Elements
One of the main advantages of manipulating keyframes in the Timeline is the ability to
line up a keyframe with another important time marker. For example, you may want to
align a filter keyframe applied to one object with an object occurring on another track.
To align a keyframe to another object:
1 Click the Show/Hide Keyframes button in the Timeline.
Any keyframes in the project become visible.
2 Identify the keyframe you want to move.
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