Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 117)

Chapter 4 Preferences 117
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Color: Displays a solid color where transparent pixels appear.
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Background color control: When Color is chosen from the Background pop-up menu, this color
control lets you select a new background color from the OS X Colors window or the Motion
pop-up color palette.
Status Bar
The status bar is the area in the Motion workspace above the Canvas and below the project title
bar. Use these settings to customize the information displayed in the status bar.
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Dynamic Tool Info: A checkbox that enables the display of transform information when you
actively adjust an object using the onscreen controls. When rotating an object in the Canvas,
for example, the original rotation value and the current degree of change are displayed in the
status bar.
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Color: A checkbox that enables display of pixel color value when you move the pointer in the
Canvas. Colors are displayed in the format chosen in the Display Color As pop-up menu.
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Coordinates: A checkbox that enables display of the X and Y coordinates of the current
pointer position.
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Frame rate (only during playback): A checkbox that enables display of playback frame rate.
Nothing is displayed unless the project is playing.
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Display Color As: A pop-up menu that sets the style of color data display (when the Color
checkbox is selected). Menu items include the following:
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RGB: Displays the red, green, blue, and alpha values of each pixel in ranges of 0–1, although
super-white values can exceed the 0–1 value range.
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RGB (Percent): Displays the red, green, blue, and alpha values of each pixel in ranges
(percentages) of 1–100.
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HSV: Displays the color as hue, saturation, and value (brightness), where hue is a percentage
from 1–360, and saturation and value are ranged from 1–100 degrees. Alpha is also displayed
in a range of 1–100 degrees.
Project pane
The Project pane of the Preferences window contains settings for project and layer duration
and other project options. There are two categories of controls: Default Project Settings and Still
Images & Layers.
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