Apple Motion 2 Tutorials User Manual
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Tutorial 1
The Motion Interface
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The basic Motion interface is comprised of the Utility window and the Canvas. The
Utility window is used to import media files, to preview, select, and apply effects, and
to edit and animate the controls for those applied effects. The Canvas is the main
working area in which you view your project and its elements, as well as select,
transform, and animate those elements.
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Click the Play button located in the transport controls below the Canvas (or press the
Space bar
) to play the project.
This project utilizes many of the elements commonly found in motion graphics
compositions. It contains text elements, a still image (the logo), a QuickTime movie
(used more than once), imported Adobe Photoshop graphics, and shapes created
within Motion.
Utility window
Canvas
Play button