Working in the timeline, Specifying the track, Display – Apple Motion 3 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Using the Timeline
Specifying the Track Display
You can choose several different ways to display the objects within the tracks in the
Timeline. You can display just the name of the object in the track, which makes the
track thin, and is the easiest way to see many tracks at a time. You can choose to show
the name and a thumbnail image of the object, which provides quick visual feedback
and lets you identify exactly what each object is. You can also display tracks as a
filmstrip, which shows a series of thumbnails, and lets you see where changes occur in
a movie object. When you modify the track display setting, it changes the display for
image and mask tracks in the Timeline.
To specify the track display:
1
Choose Motion > Preferences to display the Preferences window.
2
Click the Appearance icon.
3
In the Timeline section, choose an item from the Timebar Display pop-up menu.
4
Click the close box to close the Preferences window.
The bars are displayed according to your choice.
Note: When the Timebar Display is set to Filmstrip, your processing time is increased.
When a filter is applied to a layer or group, the result of the filter is displayed in the
filmstrip.
Working in the Timeline
The Timeline is one of the most flexible and valuable elements of the Motion interface.
This is where you can control all of the timing aspects of your project. Whether you
want to line up multiple layers to begin or end together, change which portion of a clip
is used, or lengthen or shorten a particular object, the Timeline provides the tools you
need.
You can add images and clips to your project using the Timeline just as you add files to
the Layers list or the Canvas. You can drag objects into the Timeline layers list, or drag
them directly into the Timeline tracks. Dragging files into the Timeline tracks provides
additional editing options such as compositing, inserting, overwriting, and replacing
clips.
This section describes all of these functions, as well as how to add, delete, and reorder
layers.