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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 1285
replacing in text 607
sources with applied filters 612
text fills 606
text styles 133
Theme pop-up menu 118
Themes
adding to templates 254, 1226
available items for 118
creating 119
deleting 119
managing content in 119
Thinning keyframes 99, 531, 559, 561
Third-party codecs 1212
Third-party filters 963
Third-party plug-ins 139
Threshold filter 888
Throw behavior 428–430, 837
Throw Velocity/Throw Distance parameters 430
Thumbnails
Layers tab 69
media files 75
preferences 140
resizing 250
Timeline display 94, 330
TIFF format 186, 204
Tile filter 958
Tile offset emitter settings 722
Tile Offset parameter 796
Tiling filters 953–959
Kaleidoscope 953
Kaleidotile 954
Offset 955
Parallelogram Tile 956
Perspective Tile 956
Random Tile 957
Tile 958
Triangle Tile 959
Tiling image masks 1107
Time
counting 66
display preferences 143
inserting 361
Time filters 959–962
Echo 959
Scrub 960
Strobe 960
Trails 961
Widetime 962
Timecode
adjusting 65
displaying 66, 92
start timecode 186
Timecode fields 64
adjusting timecode 65
counting time 66
current frame 64
displaying timecode or frame numbers 66
duration 64
modifying dynamically 66
Timeline 22, 85–95
about 321, 322
adding objects to 331, 336
animation in 520
audio in 89, 328
audio/video elements 327
audio/video links 327
behaviors in 87, 328, 395, 397
collapsing and expanding layers 92
collapsing and expanding tracks 325
Composite edits 332, 334
copying and pasting 347
deleting layers 90
deleting objects 340, 345, 524
disconnecting tracks from contents 355
displaying 87, 322, 328
divider 89
drag and drop preferences 336
duration in 362
editing audio/video separately 327
editing methods 341, 351
editing objects 341–356
effects controls 87
Exchange edits 333, 334
filters in 87, 328
frames in 92, 358
gestures for 1238
group tracks 351, 352
groups in 90, 326, 339
icon mode 330
In or Out points 344
Insert edits 332, 334
inserting time 361
jumping to start or end 358
keyboard shortcuts 1191
keyframes in 328, 348, 505, 521, 522, 524
keyframing 520–526
layers in 90, 92, 328, 336, 337
layers in layers 339
layers list 85, 90, 324, 336
locking tracks 326
markers 362, 363, 366, 367
masks in 87, 328
mini-Timeline 61
moving objects in 342, 352, 397, 521
moving objects to other layers 338
moving objects to playhead 342
moving playhead 90
multiple clips in 335
multi-selecting tracks 340
navigating in 357, 358, 366
nesting layers 339
Overwrite edits 333, 334