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Contents
Preface
9
Motion 3 Documentation and Resources
Onscreen Help
10
Apple Websites
Chapter 1
13
Getting to Know Motion
14
About Motion Graphics
18
About Motion
19
About the Motion Workspace
29
Toolbar
38
Canvas
67
Project Pane
84
Timing Pane
110
Utility Window
135
HUD
137
Preferences
158
Menus
Chapter 2
179
Creating and Managing Projects
Creating New Projects
191
Managing Projects
197
Editing Project Properties
198
Browsing Media Files in Motion
203
File Types Supported by Motion
213
Adding Media to Your Project
219
Managing Layers in Your Project
223
Deleting Objects from a Project
Exchanging Media in a Project
225
Object Media Tab Parameters
228
Using Media in the Library
233
Organizing Groups and Layers in Motion
250
Customizing and Creating New Templates
Chapter 3
257
Basic Compositing
259
Group and Layer Order