Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 1063)

Chapter 27 Gestures 1063
Customize pen buttons for an application
1 In the Wacom Tablet pane of OS X System Preferences, click the Add button (+) in the
Application row.
2 In the Select Application dialog, do one of the following:
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If Motion is open, select it from the Currently Open Applications list.
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If Motion is not open, click the Browse button, navigate to and select the Motion application,
click Open, then click OK.
The Motion application appears in the Selected Application field.
3 Click OK.
The dialog closes, and Motion appears in the Application row of the System Preferences pane.
4 Click the Motion icon, then set your pen tool options.
5 To set customized tool settings for another application, follow steps 2–4 for that application.
For more information, see your tablet’s documentation.
Use gestures
Use gestures overview
The following illustration shows the basic gesture anatomy. The green dot represents the start
of the gesture; the blue arrow is the direction of your gesture; and the red dot the end of the
gesture. Draw the gesture on the tablet, with your pointer in the Motion Canvas or Timeline.
Direction of movement
Gesture end position
Gesture start position
Modifier keys
Many gestures have additional functionality when used with a key on the keyboard. In the
following tables, if a gesture has an entry in the Modifier keys column, it has additional
functionality accessible via a keyboard shortcut. For example, if you have the Control key set as
the gesture trigger, and you draw the play forward gesture, the project plays forward from the
current time. If you press Control-Shift and draw the play forward gesture, the project plays from
the start of the project.
Scale of gestures
There is no defined minimum or maximum scale for the gestural input. The tolerance is defined
by the Inkwell technology. However, the size at which gestures are drawn may affect the result of
the gesture. For example, when using the fit-to-fill zoom gesture and you draw a large circle, the
zoom amount is small. If you draw a small circle, the zoom is large.
Playback control
Use the gestures described in the following table for controlling playback.
Gesture Description Modifier keys
Advance one frame. To advance in increments of 10
frames, press Shift.
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