Collecting media – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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If the project has not already been saved, the Save As dialog appears.

2

Type a name into the Save As field, choose a location on your hard drive to save the file,
then click Save.

Note: If the project has already been saved, the project file is simply updated.

To save a duplicate of a project

1

Choose File > Save As (or press Command-Shift-S).

The Save As dialog appears.

2

Type a new name into the Save As field, choose a location on your hard drive, then click
Save.

Important:

When using the Save As command, it’s important to use a name that is different

from the name of any previously saved versions of the same project. Otherwise, you run
the risk of overwriting a previous version of this project file that you want to keep. You’ll
be warned if this happens.

To save all open projects

1

Press Option, then choose File > Save All (or press Command-Option-S).

2

If all open project files have already been saved, the Save All command simply updates
them. If any open project has not been saved, enter a name in its Save As field, then click
Save.

Note: The Save All command only appears when you press Option while opening the
File menu.

Collecting Media

When saving a project, Motion gives you the option to automatically gather together the
media used in your project. The media is collected in a folder of your designation. The
advantage to collecting your media is that it makes portability and backup easier, as well
as organizing all your project media in a single place. By default, Collect Media is turned
off.

To use the Collect Media save function

1

Choose File > Save As (or press Command-Shift-S).

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Chapter 6

Creating and Managing Projects

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