Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 6)

6 Preface Welcome to Motion 2
Relinking Missing Media
When Motion cannot locate source files used by a project (for instance, if the project
source files have been moved to a different location since the project was saved), a
sheet appears that contains the message “The following items used to create this
project are missing,” and displays a list of the missing items. There are two ways of
relinking missing media: reconnecting and searching.
To relink missing source media using the reconnect method:
1 In the Missing Items sheet, click the first item in the list, then click Reconnect.
2 Navigate to the path where Motion Content was installed (default is /Users/Shared/
Motion/Tutorial Media ). Any missing tutorial images, graphics, or movies can be found
in one of the four folders in the Tutorial Media folder.
To relink source media using the search method:
m In the Missing Items sheet, click the first item in the list, then click Search.
Motion searches for the missing items. If they are not located, the manual reconnection
sheet appears, and you must navigate to the path where Motion Content was installed
(default is
/Users/Shared/Motion/Tutorial Media ).
Checking Preferences
Before you begin each tutorial lesson, make sure that Motion preferences are set up
properly.
Record
Make sure that the Record button is turned off. If Record is currently enabled, the
Record button will be red and, under the Mark menu, Record Animation will be
checked.
To disable Record:
m Press A .
Object Creation
Make sure that Motion Preferences are set to create objects at the start of the project.
To set the preference for object creation:
1 Open Motion Preferences (press Command+, ).
2 Click the Project icon.
3 In the Still Images & Objects section, make sure Create Objects At is set to “Start of
project.”