Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 103)

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Selection In Point: Moves the playhead to the first frame of the selected object. (Shift-I)
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Selection Out Point: Moves the playhead to the last frame of the selected object. (Shift-O)
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RAM Preview: Contains submenu commands to play back your project in real time, by
temporarily storing the frames in a RAM buffer. For more information on how and when to use
the RAM Preview functions, see
Control project playback on page 203. Submenu commands
include the following:
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Play Range: Renders the area between the project In and Out points and stores the frames in
RAM. After the frames are stored, the region plays back at full speed. (Command-R)
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Selection: Renders the range of time occupied by the selected objects and stores the frames
in RAM. After the frames are stored, the region plays back at full speed. (Option-Command-R)
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All: Renders the entire project and stores the frames in RAM. After the frames are stored, the
region plays back at full speed. (Option-Shift-Command-R)
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Clear RAM Preview: Clears the RAM cache.
Object menu
This menu contains commands for manipulating objects in Motion, including object placement
in the layer hierarchy and physical alignment in the Canvas.
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New Group: Adds a new empty group to the project. (Shift-Command-N)
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New Camera: Adds a new camera to the project, and lets you specify whether to use 2D or 3D
mode. (Option-Command-C)
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New Light: Adds a new light to the project, and lets you specify whether to use 2D or 3D mode.
(Shift-Command-L)
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New Drop Zone: Adds a new drop zone to your project. Drop zones allow you to replace
footage in a project by dropping clips onto the Canvas. A drop zone appears as a large arrow
placeholder graphic. The drop zone’s layer name appears in the center of the drop zone. Any
media item dragged and dropped into the region defined by the drop zone object replaces
the placeholder graphic. When media is dragged over the drop zone, a highlight appears
around the drop zone area. (Shift-Command-D)
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New Rig: Adds a new rig to the project. Rigging lets you create complex animations that are
easy to modify. This is done by aggregating many separate parameters into a single control,
such as a slider or pop-up menu. For more information, see
Rigs and widgets overview on
page 370.
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Bring to Front: Moves the selected object to the top of the layers in a group. (Command–Right
Brace)
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Send to Back: Moves the selected object to the bottom of the layers in a group. (Command–
Left Brace)
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Bring Forward: Moves the selected object upward in the Layers list by one object. (Command–
Right Bracket)
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Send Backward: Moves the selected object downward in the Layers list by one object.
(Command–Left Bracket)
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Alignment: Contains submenu commands for aligning and distributing multiple objects in the
Canvas. For more information on arranging objects in the Canvas, see
Use object alignment
commands on page 212. Submenu commands include the following:
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Align Left Edges: Moves the selected objects so their left edges line up with the leftmost edge
in the selection.
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