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3 Do one of the following:
• In the preview area, click Apply.
• Drag the file to the Canvas, Layers list, or Timeline.
Note: When importing large-scale images into Motion, you can import the files at their
native resolution or at the resolution of the Motion Canvas. For more information, see
Using High-Resolution Still Images.
About Networked Disks and Removable Media
Be careful when adding media files from a remote server to your project. Although the
File Browser can access the contents of disks on other computers on your network,
dragging remote media to your project does not copy the source file to your computer.
The media source file remains on the remote disk.
As a result, when that remote disk becomes unavailable, the corresponding item in your
project goes offline. Further, depending on the speed of your network, you may
experience performance issues when using media files on other computers.
Ideally, copy all media files used in your project onto a disk that’s physically connected
to your computer. If you must use media from a networked hard disk, ensure that the
drive is always mounted on your system and that you have a high-performance network.
This is especially true for media from removable devices, such as flash drives, DVD, and
removable hard disks that are frequently disconnected from your computer. Always
copy media files from such media to your local hard disk.
Organizing Groups and Layers in Motion
When you drag a media file from the Library or File Browser into the Canvas, Layers list,
or Timeline, or generate an image from within Motion, the resulting element is represented
as a layer. Think of layers as a series of clear overlays stacked on top of each other. These
layers combine to create the composite you see in the Canvas. Motion provides a graphical
representation of this layer hierarchy in the Layers list and in the Timeline. You can
rearrange the stacking order of layers in your composition by dragging them to a new
location in either list.
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