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• HSV: This setting displays the color as hue, saturation, and value (brightness), where
hue is a percentage from 1–360, and saturation and value are ranged from
1–100 degrees. Alpha is also displayed ranged from 1–100 degrees.
Project Pane
The Project pane of Motion Preferences contains settings for project and layer duration
and other project options. There are two categories of controls: Default Project Settings
and Still Images & Layers.
Default Project Settings
These controls in the Project pane of Motion Preferences determine default values for
new projects.
Note: These settings only take effect in projects created after the preferences are set and
Motion is quit and reopened. To change the settings of an open project, use the Properties
Inspector instead (press Command-J, or click the Project object in the Layers list, then
click Properties in the Inspector).
Project Duration: Sets the default duration for new projects. You can enter a number
into the value field and choose Frames or Seconds from the pop-up menu.
Background Color: A color well that sets the color of the background for any new projects
that are created. Does not change the background color of the current project.
Note: To render a new background color into your final output, you must choose Solid
from the Background Color pop-up menu in the Properties Inspector (press Command-J).
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