Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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Note: When displayed in the Preview area, audio files contain a text description but no
image preview.

To play a preview of a file on disk

µ

Select the file in the File Browser.

The preview starts playing.

Note: If you do not want items to play automatically in the Preview area when you click
them (in the File Browser or Library), you can turn off the “Play items automatically on a
single click” checkbox in the General pane of Motion Preferences.

To import a file displayed in the Preview area

1

Select the file in the File Browser.

2

Click the Import button in the Preview area.

The file is added to the project (to the Canvas, Layers tab, Timeline layers list, and Media
tab).

Note: For a larger preview, you can double-click any file listed in the File Browser. This
opens a viewer window where you can preview the file at its native size. You can also
Control-click a file and choose Open in QuickTime Player from the shortcut menu.

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Chapter 2

The Motion Interface

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