Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 774)

774 Chapter 9 Using the Replicator
Note: When a group is rasterized, cameras and lights in the project still interact with
objects within the rasterized group.
Changes to the following parameters trigger the rasterization of a group:
2D Groups
 Making Blending changes (Opacity, Blend Mode, Preserve Opacity)
 Turning on Drop Shadow
 Turning on Four Corner
 Turning on Crop
 The application of any filter
 Adding a mask
 Adding a light
3D Groups
 Blending changes
 The application of certain filters
 Adding a light to a 3D group with the Flatten parameter enabled (in the Group tab of
the Inspector)
Once an operation triggers a rasterization on a group, the following occurs:
 A rasterization indicator (resembling an LED) appears next to the parameter in the
Properties tab.
 A small outline appears around the rasterized 2D group, 3D group, emitter, replicator,
or text icon (to the left of the group name) in the Layers tab and Timeline layers list.
Note: Unlike vector graphics, rasterized groups may lose quality when scaled.
For more information on rasterization and 3D groups, see “ 3D Compositing ” in the
Motion Supplemental Documentation PDF.
Rasterization indicator
Rasterization frame