Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1262)

About Destination Object Animation
You can instantly apply the animation of an object (called the source object) to another
object (called the destination object) using the Match Move behavior. The source object
can be animated by behaviors or keyframes. The destination object can also be animated.
You can specify whether the animation of the destination object is ignored by the match
move or added to the match move. You do this by choosing an option from the
Transform pop-up menu and by selecting options from the Adjust parameters in the
Behaviors tab of the destination object.
When you choose Attach to Source from the Transform pop-up menu, the destination
object is anchored to the source object. If the destination object is animated when the
Match Move behavior is applied, you can choose whether the existing position, scale,
or rotation animation (of the destination object) is preserved or whether the position,
scale, or rotation animation of the source object is applied to the destination object.
This is controlled in the Adjust parameters of the Match Move behavior.
When you choose Mimic Source from the Transform pop-up menu, the destination
object “mimics” the recorded track or animation of the source. If the destination object
is animated when the Match Move behavior is applied, you can choose whether the
existing position, scale, or rotation animation (of the destination object) is preserved or
whether the position, scale, or rotation animation of the source object is added to
animation of the destination object. This is controlled in the Adjust parameters of the
Match Move behavior. For more information on Attach to Source and Mimic Source,
see
Match Move Controls .
Reordering Match Move Behaviors
When a Match Move behavior is added to a project, the closest active footage or layer
with animation (transforms such as position or rotation changes caused by keyframes or
behaviors) is selected and automatically applied as the source animation. This source
animation is displayed in the Source well. When you move Match Move behaviors in the
Layers tab, that data is reset. To retain the source animation data, copy the Match Move
behavior and paste it to the new item.
To copy and paste a behavior
1 Select the behavior you want to copy in the Layers tab.
2 Choose Edit > Copy (Command-C).
3 Select the layer to which you want to apply the copied behavior.
4 Choose Edit > Paste (Command-V).
Note: You can also Option-drag the behavior to the new item.
The copied behavior is applied to the new item.
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