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131Motion User Guide
3. Do any of the following:
• Set the distance and angle of the shadow: Drag inside the bounding box.
• Adjust the blur of the drop shadow: Drag a corner handle on the bounding box.
The Drop Shadow parameters are updated in the Properties Inspector.
Alternatively, you can add a drop shadow by selecting a layer, then selecting the Drop
Shadow activation checkbox in the Properties Inspector. See Properties Inspector controls
in Motion.
Distort or shear a layer in Motion
Selecting the Distort tool activates canvas controls to reposition a layer’s corner points
independently and to shear (slant) its midsection points horizontally or vertically.
Note: The Distort tool is not available for layers within a 360° environment.
Distort or shear a layer in the canvas
1. In Motion, select a layer in the Layers list or canvas.
A bounding box appears around the selected layer in the canvas.
2. In the canvas toolbar, click and hold the transform tools pop-up menu, then choose
Distort.
In the canvas, a bounding box with eight handles appears around the selected layer.