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46Motion User Guide
Modify project properties
Intro to project properties in Motion
When you create a project, you specify a set of project properties—resolution, frame rate,
duration, and so on. You can change most of these properties at any time, even after you
add objects to the project.
The Properties Inspector lets you define the most essential attributes of a project. By choosing
different parameters, you can accommodate nearly any video or film format you need to
output to. These properties are the default settings used when you export your project.
Project background color, as well as how the background color is rendered, is also
modified in the Properties Inspector.
Edit project properties in Motion
The Project object in the Layers list must be selected for the project’s Properties Inspector
to be displayed. If another object is selected, that object’s properties are displayed in the
Properties Inspector.
Edit the properties of an existing project
1. In Motion, do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Project Properties (or press Command-J).
• Select the Project object at the top of the Layers list, then open the Inspector and
click Properties (if that pane is not showing already).
• Control-click an empty area of the canvas (in the gray area outside the project) and
choose Project Properties from the shortcut menu.
The Properties Inspector opens.
2. In the Properties Inspector, change any necessary parameters.
Important: Project Frame Rate cannot be changed after a project is created.
The Properties Inspector for the project contains settings for video file format, timecode
display, motion blur, and other project attributes.