Apple New Features in Motion 2 - Manual (Page 8)

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Fixed Layer Size
A control allowing you to define the size of a layer has been added to the Inspector.
The Fixed Resolution parameter appears in the Layer tab of the Inspector, which is
available when a layer is the selected object.
By default, the size of a layer is determined by the objects within that layer. Since
animated objects often grow in size, a layer can become quite large. When filters are
applied to very large layers, or large layers are used as the source object for other
objects, processing time is greatly affected. This control allows you to crop the size of
the layer and speed processing time.
To set the resolution of a layer:
1 In the Layers tab (or the Timeline Layer list), select the layer.
2 In the Inspector (press Command+3) , click the Layer tab.
3 Turn on the Fixed Resolution checkbox.
By default, the layer’s resolution is set to the project size.
4 To define a resolution other than that of the project, adjust the Fixed Width and Fixed
Height parameters.
Note: When enabled, the Fixed Resolution parameter crops the layer to the size
specified in the Fixed Width and Fixed Height parameters around the anchor point of
the layer.
For more information, choose Help > Motion User Manual and see “Fixing the Size of a
Layer” in Chapter 2, “Creating and Managing Projects.”
Motion Path Behavior Enhancements
New parameters have been added to the Motion Path behavior that allow you to better
control the velocity of the object on the path, and to customize the position of the
object along the path in time. For example, you can keyframe custom values to make
an object travel forward a specific percentage of the path, then backward, then
forward, etc. before it reaches the end of the animation. You can modify the Custom
Speed velocity curve in the Keyframe Editor.
For more information, choose Help > Motion User Manual and see “Motion Path” in
Chapter 5, “Using Behaviors.”
Autosave
Motion now automatically saves backups of your project in a folder on your hard drive.
You can specify how frequently projects are automatically saved, as well as the location
of the saved files. Saved projects are time- and date-stamped.
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