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1301Motion User Guide
Icon Tool/Item Description
Hue/Swatch Color Switches between the Hue color
control and Swatch color control.
Drag or tap the controls to change
text color.
To change the color of an individual
text character, select the character
in the canvas (or position the text
insertion point to the right of the
character), then tap or drag the
color control. To change the color of
multiple (adjacent) text characters,
select the characters in the canvas,
then tap or drag the control.
Move Motion assets to another computer
You can move Motion project files, custom objects, or project presets to another computer
that has Motion installed.
Copy a Motion project file to another computer
To move a Motion project file to another computer, you must also move all media that the
project uses, including all QuickTime, still image, and audio files. In addition, any third-
party Motion plug-ins or nonstandard fonts used in the project must be installed on the
new computer, or they’ll be unavailable to your project.
Similarly, when you finish a project and want to archive it, it’s a good idea to archive the
project file and all media, graphics, fonts, custom behaviors, filters, and third-party add-
ons used in the project. If you need to restore the project for later revisions, you’ll have
everything you need to get started quickly.
1. In Motion, save the project file using the Collect Media option as described in Save a
project and collect all project media into a folder.
2. Copy the folder containing the saved project file and all media used in the project to
another computer.
Note: If you move a project to another computer without selecting the Collect Media option,
media can go offline (even if you’ve manually moved the media files). For more information
on how to relink media files to your project, see Reconnect offline media files in Motion.
Copy a custom object to another computer
Each customized object you drag to the Motion Library is saved as a separate file in the /
Users/username/Library/Application Support/Motion/Library/ folder on your computer.
Although these saved custom objects appear in the macOS Finder with a .molo filename
extension (“Motion Library object”), you cannot open them from the Finder.
You can, however, move saved objects to another computer that has Motion installed, then
access them from the Motion Library. For more information about saving custom objects,
see Save custom objects to the Library in Motion.
1. In the macOS Finder, open your /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Motion/
Library/ folder.
Note: If the Library folder is hidden in the Finder, press and hold the Option key, then
choose Go > Library.