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You can also place media from disk into the Content, Favorites, or Favorites Menu
categories.
Using Custom Objects from the Library
When you drag a custom object from the Library to the Canvas, the center of the object
is dropped where you release the mouse button. If you use the Apply button in the
preview area to add the object, the object is added at the center of the Canvas.
When you drag objects to the Canvas that were saved with the “All in one file” drop
menu option, the objects are dropped where you release the mouse button and are
positioned according to their arrangement when originally saved to the Library. If you
use the Apply button in the preview area to add the object, the objects are added at
the center of the Canvas.
Note: When you drag a custom mask from the Library into a project, the mask retains
the position where it was saved (relative to the image or footage it is dropped on).
To add a media object to the Favorites category
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Drag a media object from the Layers list or Media list, or from the File Browser, into the
Favorites folder in the Library.
When you add your own content, you can create additional folders to add subcategories
that appear in the subcategory column.
To create a subcategory in a category
1 Open the Library and select a category.
2 Click the New Folder button (+) at the bottom of the Library.
3 Rename the folder to suit your needs.
This folder appears in the subcategory column when that category is selected.
To remove objects or folders from a Content category
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Select an object or folder in the Library stack, then do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Delete.
• Press Command-Delete.
When Library Media Becomes Unavailable
As with any other object used in a Motion project, Library media used by a project must
be present and installed on your computer for that media to appear correctly in Motion.
If someone gives you a project file and you don’t have the same filters or fonts used in
the file, a warning appears when you open the project, listing the items that are
unavailable.
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