Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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Motion is resolution-independent, meaning that it supports projects using a wide range
of frame sizes and frame rates. Using Motion, you can create small movies for streaming
on the web, standard definition and high definition movies for broadcast, or even
film-resolution files for film output. Regardless of the resolution at which you’re working,
Motion works exactly the same, although high-resolution projects using large media files
may have higher memory and graphics card requirements than projects with smaller
resolutions.
Important:
Motion is hardware-dependent. This means that the type of graphics card
installed on your system dictates performance and the maximum file size that you can
import into Motion. For most recommended cards, the file size limit is 4 K or 8 K. However,
other factors also impact performance, such as the bit depth of your projects, the VRAM
on your computer system, and the number of monitors that are connected to your
graphics card. For the best results, resize very large images to the largest size required in
the project. For more information, visit the Motion website at
Note: Because of hardware limitations and differences, the appearance of projects shared
between systems with different installed graphics cards may vary.
Each project has a single group of project properties that define the duration of the
project, the size of the Canvas, the frame rate of playback, and other details that affect
how your composition is formatted. Later, when you have finished your project and you’re
ready to export it, the project properties you select define the media file that is created.
Although you can change these settings at any time, it’s best to choose the settings that
match your final planned output format.
Regardless of your project settings, Motion still allows you to add nearly any kind of media
file supported by QuickTime to your project. Furthermore, you’re free to mix media files
with different properties in the same project. For example, you can combine video clips
of different frame sizes with graphics files. In the end, the file you output uses the frame
size and frame rate specified by the project properties.
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Chapter 6
Creating and Managing Projects