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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
977 Index
transforms in 221
transport controls 20, 45
view options 38, 41
zooming 39
Zoom Level pop-up menu 39
Canvas transform modes 225
Canvas zoom level 40
Categories
removing objects or folders from 193
Caustics generator 797
Cell height 57
Cell parameters
based on selected color mode 607
for QuickTime movies 606
Cells
in replicators 623
Cells (particles) 566
applying behaviors to 611
creating animations for 585
multiple 566
multiples within a particle system 574
Cellular generator 798
Channel Blur filter 715
Channel Swap filter 725
Checkerboard generator 798
Cinema layout 274
Circle Blur filter 715
Circle Mask tool 30
Circles
drawing 840
Circle Screen filter 767
Circle tool 29, 840
Clipping indicators 891
Clone an object 228
Closing
projects 156
Closing windows 23
Clouds generator 799
Codecs
Animation 948
Apple M-JPEG 949
artifacts and 949–950
for video file exchange 948, 950
JPEG 949
lossless 948
third-party 950
video file exchange 948
video quality and 948–950
Collapse image sequences 161
Collections (fonts) 475
Color
broadcast colors 953
computer vs. broadcast video monitor 953
distorted 953
Color Balance filter 726
Color Burn blend mode 256
Color Correction filters 725–784
Color Dodge blend mode 259
Color Emboss filter 767
Colorize filter 729
Color Key filter 760
Color Reduce filter 727
Color Solid generator 800
Colors window 480
icon 33
Color wells 100
Columns
adjusting cell height 57
adjusting width 57
editing 57
hiding 63
moving 211
reordering 57
showing and hiding 211
sorting 58, 92
Combine blend mode 250
Combining behaviors and keyframes 413
Composite edit 283
how to perform 285
Compositing 217
Compound Blur filter 716
Compression
quality and 949
Compressor 909–912
Batch window 911
in Media tab 62
presets 912
Constant extrapolation 442
Constant interpolation 439
Content
adding to Library 192
in the Library 191
missing 193
Content Library
preferences 109
Continuous interpolation 439
Contrast filter 730
Control points
adding and deleting 829
adding to animation path 434
adding to animation paths 409
adjusting 240
converting to bezier 440
converting to bezier on animation paths 409
editing bezier points 832
locking or unlocking 831
moving on shapes or masks 828
removing from animation path 435
selecting on shapes or masks 828
showing 828
Control Point tool 28
Converting behaviors to keyframes 341
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