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247Motion User Guide
Slip a video layer in the Timeline
1. In Motion, with the pointer over the video layer’s timebar, press and hold the Option key.
The pointer turns into the slip pointer.
2. Still pressing and holding the Option key, drag the middle part of the bar left or right.
Dragging to the left replaces the frames with a section from later in the source material;
dragging to the right uses frames from earlier in the clip.
Split objects in the Timeline in Motion
You can divide a single object into multiple objects, each in its own Timeline track. Splitting
lets you turn one object into multiple pieces and then manipulate each segment of the
object on its own track. For example, you can split an object into multiple tracks over time
if want to apply an effect to the object over a specific, finite segment of time. Or you
might split an object into multiple tracks to create the illusion that the object is moving
in 3D space, passing in front of other objects. When working in 3D, you can even split
camera tracks.
Split an object in the Timeline
1. In the Timeline in Motion, select the object to split.
2. Drag the playhead to the frame where you want the split to occur.
3. Choose Edit > Split.
The object is broken into two pieces, each positioned on its own track.