Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 61)

When this setting is turned on in the View menu and you are using the default export
preset (“Movie - current project and canvas settings”), your project is exported with
frame blending. (The default codec used is Apple ProRes 4444.) When this default
setting is used, any options chosen in the View pop-up menu (or the View pull-down
menu), as well as settings in the Project Properties dialog, are exported.
However, if you choose any other preset, frame blending is enabled based on the
selected preset. For example, if you choose DV NTSC Movie, frame blending is enabled.
For information on overriding current project settings for frame blending on export,
see
Overriding Project Settings Selected in the Render Pop-Up Menu .
• Preview for Float Bit Depth: When working in float space, turning this setting off drops
the preview in the Canvas to 8-bit. Because working in float space drastically increases
processing time, turn this setting off to speed your workflow. This setting does not
modify the actual output of the project.
Note: For more information on float space, see About Bit Depth .
View and Overlay pop-up menu: The View and Overlay pop-up menu provides access
to the various types of guides and controls that can be viewed in the Canvas. When an
option is active, a checkmark appears beside the menu item.
Note: These options are also available in the View pull-down menu.
• Show Overlays: Turns the display of all overlays in the Canvas on or off. This setting
must be on in order to view any of the other overlay items (grids, guides, and so on).
To turn the camera overlays on or off, use Show 3D Overlays.
Note: You can also press Command-Slash (/).
• Rulers: Turns display of the rulers along the edge of the Canvas on or off. You can
specify where the rulers appear in the Canvas section of Motion Preferences. For more
information on using rulers, see
Canvas Rulers .
Note: You can also press Command-Shift-R.
• Grid: Turns a grid display on and off over the Canvas. You can set the spacing and color
of the grid in the Canvas section of Motion Preferences.
Note: You can also press Command-Apostrophe (’).
• Guides: Turns display of manually created guides on and off. Guides can only be created
if rulers are also displayed. You can change the color of the guides in the Canvas pane
of Motion Preferences.
Note: You can also press Command-Semicolon (;).
• Dynamic Guides: Turns display of automatic dynamic guides on and off. These guides
appear when dragging a layer past edges of other layers. You can change the color of
the dynamic guides in the Canvas pane of Motion Preferences.
Note: You can also press Command-Shift-Colon (:).
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