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Table Of Contents
- Motion User Manual
- Contents
- Motion 3 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 Layers in Your Project
- Deleting Objects from a Project
- Exchanging Media in a Project
- Object Media Tab Parameters
- Using Media in the Library
- Behaviors and Filters
- Third-Party Filters
- Image Units (Filters)
- Generators
- Image Units (Generators)
- Particle Emitters
- Replicators
- Shapes
- Gradients
- Fonts and LiveFonts
- Text Styles
- Shape Styles
- Music and Photos
- Content
- Favorites and the Favorites Menu
- Adding Your Own Content to the Library
- Using Custom Objects from the Library
- When Library Media Becomes Unavailable
- Organizing Groups and Layers in Motion
- Background of Your Project
- Selecting Layers and Groups in the Layers Tab
- Reorganizing in the Layers Tab
- Nesting Groups Inside Other Groups
- Grouping and Ungrouping Layers
- Showing and Hiding Groups and Layers
- Fixing the Size of a Group
- Locking Groups and Layers
- Collapsing and Uncollapsing Group Hierarchies
- Renaming Groups
- Searching for Groups and Layers
- Sorting Objects in the Media Tab
- Customizing and Creating New Templates
- Basic Compositing
- Using the Timeline
- Using Behaviors
- Behaviors Versus Keyframes
- Browsing for Behaviors
- Applying and Removing Behaviors
- Modifying Behaviors
- Working with Behaviors
- Changing the Timing of Behaviors
- Animating Behavior Parameters
- Saving and Sharing Custom Behaviors
- Behavior Descriptions
- Basic Motion Behaviors
- Examples of Using Basic Motion Behaviors
- Parameter Behaviors
- Examples of Using Parameter Behaviors
- Audio, Camera, Motion Tracking, Particles, Replicator, Shape, and Text Behaviors
- Retiming Behaviors
- Retiming Behaviors Versus Timing Controls in the Inspector
- Simulation Behaviors
- Examples of Using Simulation Behaviors
- Behavior Examples
- Keyframes and Curves
- Using Text
- Using Text in Motion
- Using Text as Particle and Replicator Source Objects
- Setting Layer Duration Preferences
- Working with Text
- About Fonts
- Using the Text Tools
- Editing Text in the Inspector
- Using Text Animation and Text Sequence Behaviors
- Using Other Behaviors With Text
- Using Behaviors to Animate Text in 3D
- Animating Text with Keyframes
- Using LiveFonts
- Using Text in Motion
- Working with Particles
- Using the Replicator
- The Difference Between a Replicator and a Particle System
- Anatomy of a Replicator
- Using the Replicator
- Using Replicators in 3D
- Applying Masks to 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
- About Rasterization
- Blur Filters
- Blur Filters Without the Mix Parameter
- 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
- The Difference Between Shapes, Paint Strokes, and Masks
- Shape and Mask Drawing Tools
- Creating and Editing Shapes
- Illustrating Using the Shape Tools
- Shape Parameters in the Inspector
- Animating Shapes
- Saving Shapes and Shape Styles
- Masking Layers to Create Transparency
- Applying Image Masks to a Layer
- Using Masks to Aid Keying Effects
- Manipulating Alpha Channels Using Filters
- Working with Audio
- Exporting Motion Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Video and File Formats
- Supported File Formats
- Standard Definition Versus 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
- Working with FinalCutPro
- Using Motion with FinalCutPro
- Using Motion Templates in FinalCutPro
- Using Gestures
- Using Motion and After Effects
- Index
Index 1279
Stutter 458
vs. timing controls 453
Reveal in Finder command 78, 112
Reveal Source Media command 220, 248
Revealing source media 75, 83, 248
Reverse behavior 450, 456
Reverse Loop behavior 456
Reverse Stacking outlines 1045
Reverse Stacking parameter 803
Reversing
gradient direction 1038
playback 313
sort orders 80
Reverting
curves to snapshots 538
to auto-saved projects 145, 193
RGB color components 44
RGB color space 204, 1210
RGB images 185
RGBA color components 40
Right camera view 170
Rights-protected files 121
Ring Lens filter 905
Ring Warp filter 905
Ripple Delete edits 346
Ripple filter 906
Rotating
3D rotation channels 281
3D rotation handles 56
Align To Motion behavior and 459
anchor points and 273
cameras 420
masks 1104
MIDI behavior and 439
objects 272
objects in 3D space 56
particle parameters 704
replicator elements 806
shapes 1018
Spin behavior 426
text characters 589
Rotation Axis pop-up menu 425, 460
Rotation handles 270
Rotation parameters 97, 281, 533, 775, 823
Rotational Drag behavior 479
Rotoscoping
about 1101
example of 1102
guidelines 1102, 1103
masks and 1101
Rows (particle emissions) 721
Rows (replicators) 771, 795
Rulers
Audio Editor 109
Canvas 45, 52, 147, 148
changing location of 53
effective use of 266
keyframe graph 103
Timeline 92, 356
turning on and off 52
S
Safe zones 45
color of 148
preferences 148
turning on 266
Sample rates 156
Samples value 188
Saturate filter 887
Save All command 192
Save As command 192
Saving
Autosave 145, 193
behaviors 405–408
curves 536
generators 988
gradients 603, 1039
items in Library 123
layouts 27
media files with projects 192
presets 129
projects 191
replicators 839
text sequence behaviors 675
text styles 625
Scale End parameter 810
Scale Over Life behavior 556, 739
Scale parameter 810, 823
Scale parameters 97, 438, 533, 698
Scale Randomness parameter 810
Scale Rate/Scale To parameter 411
Scale slider 201
Scaling
Auto-scaling 555
high-resolution graphics 1215
imported files 210
keyframing example 507
large images 205, 206
masks 1104
objects 270
parameters 281
particle parameters 704
particles 700, 730
replicator elements 810
replicators 776
text 589
Scrape filter 907
Screen blend mode 299
Scroll Down text behavior 652
Scroll Up text behavior 652
Scrub behavior 456