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A new group appears the top of the Layers list, and all imported les appear as layers nested in
the group. Each new layer’s start time in the Timeline is set to the position of the playhead in
step 1.
Alternatively, you can add media les to a project by choosing File > Import, selecting les in the
Import Files dialog, then clicking open.
Add media les to an existing group
1 If the Create Layers At setting in the Project pane of Motion Preferences is set to “Current frame,”
move the playhead to the frame in the Timeline where you want the rst frame of the le
to start.
Note: If the Create Layers At setting is set to “Start of project,” this step is unnecessary because
imported les are placed at frame 1.
2 Open the File Browser and Layers list.
3 Select media les in the File Browser.
4 To nest the media les in a group, do one of the following:
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Drag the les on top of a group in the Layers list. The imported les appear as new layers in
the group, placed above existing layers in the group.
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Drag the les between any layers in a group. A position indicator shows where the layers will
be placed when you release the mouse button.
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Drag the les into the Timeline, placing them between any layers nested in an existing group.
Note: For more information on adding objects to the Timeline, see Timeline overview on
page 251.
When you add a media le to a project, the le appears as a layer in the Canvas, Timeline, Layers
list, and Media list. Each layer’s start time in the Timeline is set to the position of the playhead in
step 1.
Add media les to a project without using them in the composition
You can also add media les to your project without having them appear in the composition.
You do this by dragging a le into the Media list, thereby storing media objects you might want
to use in the future.
1 Open the Media list.
2 Do one of the following:
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Drag media les from the File Browser into the Media list.
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Click the Add button (+) in the lower-left corner of the Project pane; then, in the Import Files
dialog, select a le to add and click Import.
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With the Media list active, choose File > Import (or press Command-I); then, in the Import Files
dialog, select a le to add, and click Import.
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Control-click in the Media list, choose Import Media from the shortcut menu, then add a le
via the Import Files dialog.
To import an image sequence in the Import Files dialog, turn on the Image Sequence checkbox.
If this checkbox is deselected, only les selected in the Import dialog are imported. To select
multiple les, Shift-click the les; to select noncontiguous les, Command-click the les.
The resulting media objects are added to the project but don’t appear in the Canvas, Layers list,
or Timeline.
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