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In Motion, you can create projects that integrate many media types using various formats.
Whether you’re using a Motion project preset or creating a custom setting, its important
to know what distinguishes one video format from another. This appendix details the
characteristics of video formats and explains the frame sizes, how interlacing works, the
difference between square and nonsquare pixels, and which frame rates correspond to
which video formats.
This appendix covers the following:
Supported File Formats (p. 1421)
Popular Video Codecs for File Exchange (p. 1423)
Field Order (p. 1425)
Using Square or Nonsquare Pixels When Creating Graphics (p. 1426)
Differences in Color Between Computer and Video Graphics (p. 1428)
Using Fonts and Creating Line Art for Video (p. 1429)
Scaling Imported High-Resolution Graphics (p. 1429)
Creating Graphics for HD Projects (p. 1430)
Creating Graphics for 2K and 4K Projects (p. 1430)
Supported File Formats
Motion supports the use of various video, still image, and audio file formats in a single
project.
QuickTime Video Codecs
Motion supports QuickTime video files using nearly any codec installed on your computer,
including:
Animation
DV - PAL
DV/DVCPRO - NTSC
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Video and File Formats
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