Playing your project – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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To reset a transformed object

1

Select the object you want to reset.

2

In the Properties tab of the Inspector, click the Transform parameters reset button.

Reset button

For more information on working in 3D and using the 3D transform tools in the HUD, see

3D Compositing

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Playing Your Project

Use the transport controls at the bottom of the Canvas to play your project and see how
it looks over time. You can set playback to loop as well as set playback to begin and end
on certain frames in your project. You can also turn audio on and off.

Go to start of project

Go to next frame

Go to end of project

Go to previous frame

Play from start

Loop playback

Play/Pause

Play/Mute audio

Record

Play/Pause:

Starts and stops playback. The keyboard shortcut is the Space bar.

Loop playback:

Controls whether playback loops indefinitely, or whether playback stops

when the end of the play range is reached. The keyboard shortcut is Shift-L. For more
information on setting a project play range, see

Defining the Play Range

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Play from start:

Plays from the play range In point to the play range Out point. This allows

you to watch just a portion of the entire project. To learn how to define the In and Out
points, see

Defining the Play Range

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Go to start of project:

Automatically returns your playhead to the beginning of the

project. The keyboard shortcut is Home.

Go to end of project:

Automatically moves the playhead to the end of the project. The

keyboard shortcut is End.

Go to previous frame:

Moves the playhead backward by one frame. Clicking the button

(or holding down the shortcut key) rewinds the project one frame at a time. The keyboard
shortcut is the Left Arrow (or Page Up) key.

Note: If you are working on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can rotate left to go
to the previous frame.

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The Motion Interface

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