Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 193)

Film Zone
When producing output to be used for both television and film, it may be helpful to see
the area of the TV frame that will be cut off when it is converted to film. The film zone
settings allow you to display a guide that identifies the aspect ratio of the film gauge you
are working in. Film zone guides can be turned on and off in the View menu or in the
View pop-up menu at the upper-right corner of the main window. To customize how
film zones appear in the Canvas, use the Film Zone controls in the Canvas pane of the
Preferences window.
Aspect Ratio: This pop-up menu sets the guide size to match one of the standard aspect
ratios. Entering a number into the value field to the right of the pop-up menu sets a
custom aspect ratio. There are five menu choices:
• Academy Flat 1.85:1
• High Definition 16:9
• Academy Standard 4:3
• Anamorphic Scope 2.25:1
• Custom
Film Zone Color: Sets the color of the film zone guides.
Snapping
Objects in the Canvas automatically snap to other objects when you drag them around.
This setting in the Canvas pane of the Preferences window determines whether the
objects snap to objects’ center points, edges, or both centers and edges. Snapping can
be turned on and off in the View menu or by pressing N when the Canvas is active.
3D Pane
The 3D Preferences pane lets you control various aspects of working in the Motion 3D
workspace. There are two categories of controls: General and 3D Grid.
General
This area of the 3D Preferences pane lets you control the Inset view and choose whether
new groups default to 2D or 3D mode.
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