Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 3

Motion menus

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Zoom: Resizes the active window to maximize desktop real estate. Switches between full
screen and the previously saved non-full screen state.

Show Inspector: Opens a submenu to provide access to the four panes in the Inspector:
Properties (F1), Behaviors (F2), Filters (F3), and Object (F4). The Object pane changes
depending on what type of object is selected.

Show/Hide Project Pane: Turns the display of the Project pane on or off. (F5)

Show/Hide Timing Pane: Turns the display of the Timing pane on or off. (F6)

Show/Hide HUD: Turns the display of the HUD on or off. (F7)

Show/Hide Task List: Displays the Background Task List window, which shows any background
processing when Motion performs optical flow retiming. For more information on optical
flow, see the Optical Flow pop-menu item in

Timing controls in the Properties Inspector

on

page 246.

Player Mode: Fills your entire monitor with the Canvas, transport controls, and toolbar. In this
mode, you can do all normal Canvas operations, including playback. To leave Player mode,
choose the menu item again. (F8)

Show Canvas on Second Display/Show Canvas in the Main Window: Shows the Canvas and
Project pane (Layers, Media, and Audio lists) on a second display, if you have two displays
connected to your computer. Choose Show Canvas in the Main Window to show the Canvas in
the main project window.

Show Timing Pane on Second Display/Show Timing Pane in the Main Window: Shows the Timing
pane (Timeline, Audio Timeline, and Keyframe Editor) on a second display, if you have two
displays connected to your computer. Choose Show Timing Pane in the Main Window to show
the pane in the main project window.

Revert to Original Layout: Shows the Timing pane or Canvas in the main project window if the
Timing pane or Canvas is displayed on a second monitor.

File Browser: Displays the File Browser. (Command-1)

Library: Displays the Library. (Command-2)

Inspector: Displays the Inspector. (Command-3)

Layers: Displays the Layers list in the Project pane. (Command-4)

Media: Displays the Media list in the Project pane. (Command-5)

Audio: Displays the Audio list in the Project pane. (Command-6)

Video Timeline: Turns the display of the Timeline on or off. If the Timing pane is not visible, this
command causes it to appear. (Command-7)

Keyframe Editor: Turns the display of the Keyframe Editor on or off. If the Timing pane is not
visible, this command causes it to appear. (Command-8)

Audio Timeline: Turns the display of the Audio Timeline on or off. If the Timing pane is not
visible, this command causes it to appear. (Command-9)

Bring All to Front: Moves the Motion window to the front if the main Motion window is behind
windows of other applications. If any viewer windows are hidden behind windows from other
applications, this command moves the viewer windows in front of the other applications.

Enter Full Screen: Hides the menu bar and the Dock. (Control-Command-F)

Open Project/Untitled List: Displays a list of open projects and any images that are open in a
viewer window. Unsaved projects are listed as “Untitled.” Choosing an item from this list brings
that item to the front.

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