Apple Motion 3 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Motion

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Timeline Layers List Effects Controls

When certain effects are applied to an object, icons appear next to the name of that
item. There is an icon for masks, filters, and behaviors. These icons control the visibility
of those effects in the Canvas.

To turn masks off for a layer or group:

m

Click the Masks icon in the Timeline layers list.

A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

To turn behaviors off for an object:

m

Click the Behaviors icon in the Timeline layers list.

A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

To turn filters off for a layer or group:

m

Click the Filters icon in the Timeline layers list.

A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

For all three of these controls, clicking the icon again turns the effect back on.

Timeline Layers List Display Options

As with the Layers tab, you can choose to show or hide effects such as masks, filters,
and behaviors. Additionally, the Timeline lets you display keyframes. You can also
choose to display audio tracks and, if audio tracks are displayed, you can hide groups
and layers. All of these display options are controlled by the row of buttons in the
lower-left corner of the Timeline.

Filter disabled

Masks

Behaviors
Filters

Show/Hide Audio

Show/Hide Masks

Show/Hide Keyframes

Show/Hide Behaviors

Show/Hide Filters

Show/Hide Layers

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