Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Getting To Know Motion
Thumbnail Preview
The thumbnails that appear in the Utility window can provide helpful information
about the objects selected in that window. For objects that are partially transparent,
you can set the background that appears behind the image. Choose from either
Checkerboard or Color.
Checkerboard: This is the default setting. It displays a checkerboard pattern where
transparent pixels appear.
Color: This setting displays a solid color where transparent pixels appear.
To change the background color:
1
Choose Color from the Background pop-up menu.
2
Control-click the color well next to the pop-up menu, then choose a color from the
color picker.
The selected color becomes the background color for the thumbnail previews.
Timeline
This setting lets you choose how to display the bars that appear in the Timeline to
represent your objects. You can choose from Name, Name Plus Thumbnail, and
Filmstrip.
Name: The object bars in the Timeline display the object name only.
Name Plus Thumbnail: This setting is the default. Object bars in the Timeline display
an icon representing the first frame of the object followed by the name of the object.
Filmstrip: Object bars in the Timeline are displayed as a continuous strip of frames. The
name text does not appear. For an example of the different states, see “
Status Bar
The Status Bar is the area above the Canvas and below the Toolbar. You can choose to
display three different types of information in this area: Color, Coordinates, and Frame
Rate. You can also choose from three different methods of representing the color data.
Color: This setting displays the color value of the pixel currently under the pointer.
Colors are displayed in the format chosen in the Display Color As setting.
Coordinates: This setting displays the X and Y coordinates of the current pointer
position.
Frame rate: This setting displays the frame rate of the project during playback.
Nothing is displayed unless the project is playing.
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